One wonders what would have been if Anil Kumble was fit again.
There can't be two opinions about this man's match winning capability.
He has won India more matches than anyone in the last ten years. This
30 year old leg spinner from Karnataka who is nursing a shoulder
injury is being badly missed by India. He has the uncanny ability to
take wickets by tying batsmen in knots with sheer accuracy. He has
the rare distinction of picking up all the ten wickets to fall in an
innings (10/74 against Pakistan in New Delhi). In 61 Test match
appearances he has picked up 276 wickets at an average of 28.00 with a
strike rate of 69.20. He will be missed in Zimbabwe as India try to break
the jinx of not winning a Test series abroad in the last eight years.
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