I was in tears when i heard the news. You have done sooooooooo much to make our country proud. You have never bothered about records, praise & fame. You are the most professional cricketer I have seen. We all Indians have high regards & esteem for you.
I wish the BCCI gives you the due respect. I have heard that there is a Street in Bangalore named after you. But you deserve much more than that, though you are going to be remembered for eternity for you commitment & gentlemanly attitude. We can have a stadium named after you or a river that never dries named after you maybe.
We will miss you very much. We humbly request you to continue doing something for Indian Cricket. Since we can be in touch with you then.
Kumble, We all Love You. On behalf of all Indians I feel debted to say this.
Re: Kumble, You are the Face of Indian Bowling
by Anshuman Patel on Nov 03, 2008 11:07 AM
I second your thoughts. He was truly a gentleman cricketer which is a rare combination now!
Thanks aain Jumbo, you made us all proud and made watching cricket worthwhile.
to me cricket it looks as cricket has temporarily come to an halt. one of the finest spinner of the world has stepped down from the world's most powerful sporting job. HATS OFF to this icon.
Anil, You have been one of the greatest bowler world ever saw. The decision to retire is entirely yours and we respect it. You will be missed by the World Cricket. Enjoy your retired days! God bless.
Anil Kumble will no doubt rank amongst the all time great Indian bowlers. It will be difficult to find such a consistent and enduring performer like him.
I would have liked to see him retire in slightly happier circumstances. The decision has come at a time when he seem to have been pushed to the wall with regards to his captaincy and bowling by younger challengers. I wished he had retired in Sourav Ganguly's fashion with people asking the question "why?" rather than "why not?".
Anyway, this, by no means fades the shine of one of the brightest ever Indian cricket star!
All the best for your future, Kumble and thank you for winning many a match for India!
WE SALUTE YOU FOR UR UNTIRING EFFORTS TO INDIAN CRICKET. WE SURELY WILL MISS U ALL THE TIME. NOW LIKE AUSSIES WE ARE ALSO GETTING WEAK AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF KUMBLE SIR AND GREAT GANGULY DADA.
It's really a shocking news that these superstars like Anil Kumble & Saurav Ganguly are anouncing their retirement from Test cricket.Why buddy? Cozz of comments from selectors and other cricket icons.Who are they to suggest these cricketers. After this they will definitely target to another three(SACHIN, RAHUL & LAXMAN). This is too much of politics,its shameless and it should be stopped as soon as possible. Otherwise the downfall of Indian Test Cricket is 100% sure.
Re: The Bad days of Indian test cricket has been started.
by karn vir on Nov 03, 2008 10:43 AM
Some day all these guys have to retire. Nobody would want to see these players being dropped like Bedi, Viswanath. Like Gavaskar said it is better to quit when they ask Why?? then When??...But hope this guy is around to guide the new spinners...
it was a emotional moment for me yesterday when yopu declared your retirement as i am a follower of indian cricket since tendulkar joined & a witness of the era when fab5 were started their career & shall end.
Kumboo by Palangtod on Nov 03, 2008 09:59 AM Permalink | Hide replies
i salute you. you are the real fighter & a silent performer who always got less attention, infact you gave us the most memorial moments of our life.
I am the witness of your whole career since you started playing for india. I wish you a great happy family life in fututre & wanted to see you in Commentator Box soon.
