Kumble - a fighter to the finish (0)
- 3 Nov 08, 05:04 PM
All good things come to an end, but endings are usually sad, and it was emotional for me to see Anil Kumble bowling his last over in Test cricket for India.
An injury to his left hand limited his participation in the third Test against Australia and prompted him to call it a day immediately after .
He bowled with a heavily bandaged left hand in Delhi after receiving 11 stitches and he will be remembered for his bravery as well as for his immense skill.
Who can forget his spell against West Indies in Antigua in 2002 when he after originally planning to fly home to India to have it operated on.
Once he that Sachin Tendulkar was getting the ball to turn and a possible Indian victory was in sight, he decided to ignore the pain, got Brian Lara's wicket and left the field only when the chance of an Indian win was gone.
Such was the courage of the man - he has always been a fighter and lived up to it even in his last outing
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