Comments on: Anil Kumble: A legend of our times…

By: Mudit Mehrotra

Mudit Mehrotra — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:56:17 +0000

I hope I do not want to look like I am piggybacking on your blog to promote mine but I have put there my regards and feelings for Anil Kumble:http://readmudit.blogspot.com/2008/11/fab-4-nay-fab-5.html
The main point being that the era should not be known as the era of Fab Four but rather Fab Five.

By: Rob Attfield

Rob Attfield — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:24:59 +0000

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By: 10yearslate

10yearslate — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:29:20 +0000

Mohan,

Very statesman-like piece, almost like the man himself.

To the list of respected Karnataka cricketers, I’d add the much loved (at a KRN level anyway) if lesser sung Roger Binny.

By: mohankaus

mohankaus — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:22:50 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more Prabu. A lot of people are parroting that Kumble made the most of his limited talent. He had extraordinary talent. Suresh Menon writes about this in Tehelka.

By: Prabu

Prabu — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:54:24 +0000

Kathick, what does this statement “he was not a player blessed with great talent” mean? It seems like everyone is using that to describe Anil Kumble but I don’t see the point of it. It requires enormous talent to generate those balls with steepling bounce and to land it in the exact spot you want to land it in. Talent is not spinning the ball miles – there is no point spinning the ball miles if you don’t land it in the right spot. Landing it in the right spot doesn’t come with dedication alone, you need to have an innate talent to be able to bowl at the pace you want at the spot you want at the moment you want. Yes, Kumble was dedicated and developed different deliveries to ensure that he added variety but this is essential for anyone to be successful in international cricket for long periods of time. SRT has redefined his game over the years, Murali has developed a doosra over the years which he didn’t have before. Almost all the greats have had to do it and it is no surprise that Kumble did it too.

By: Swap

Swap — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:09:01 +0000

Good bye Kumble one of the greatest creater India has oroduced and one of the sport’s true gentlemen. We will miss you.

By: kathick

kathick — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:25:57 +0000

I think he was not a player who was blessed with great talent. he had lot of limitations, But he overcame his limitations with sheer dedication, determination and hard work.

Hats off to Jumbo!!

By: kathick

kathick — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:23:55 +0000

Nice writeup Mohan. A good tribute to the legend.

By: இலவசக்கொத்தனார்

இலவசக்கொத்தனார் — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:30:43 +0000

Bye Jumbo! We will miss you.