Hatz off to Kumble for his commitment

[Cricketics]

Bloody hell hand almost broken still comes out and bowls.. not to take wicket under his name, but to take wicket for India seriously folkz, stop talking crap about this guy..this guy with about dozen stitches on his hand is still there on field. always playing for the country.. who can forget the 2002 test series against West Indies.. where he broke his jaw and still came out to bowl for India. HATZ OFF KUMBLE

[Cricketics]

Holy Chuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Kumble Strikessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss BOWLEDDHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[Mr. Wicket]

Stumped, but just as good. And agree, the man's sheer fight is amazing.

[vroomfondel]

great man. such an inspiration. we will not win this unless he comes to the party. let's hope.

[TaNk]

he did it with broken jaw and now he will do it with broken hang :) GO JUMBO !!!!!

[cochise]

Yep...he never gives up...come on Kumble!

[veer]

I respect the guy.. there is no doubt in his intentions.. he gives 100 % and is a selfless legend.. but you gotta end it som where... personally, its hard to see him struggle this way and it would be disappointing if he ends his career on low key.. at the end his image suffers and India suffers... he is not getting younger.. injuries will have an affect on his persformance at this age.. soo just move on.. let others carry the burden.. thats all.... having said all that.. i would do the same as these seniors are doing.. its hard to quit when you have spent last 12-20 years in something and all of a sudden stop it..

[cochise]

I am fairly certain he will retire after the England series, unless he runs into a deep vein of form...actually, that would be the ideal time to retire...at the top. Anyway, lets see.

[Dinx - the Jinx]

after his show of commitmnt - can we stop seeing peoplegoing after his head. there were threads like "kumble please step down", "amit mishra cannot be dropped for kumble" etc. in the absence of kumble in this mtach, nether amit mishra's bowling, nor dhony's captaincy has brought any significant challenge to aussies. it proves that kumble absence doesnt automatically mean india victorious. so instead of putting pressure on him to retire and give up captaincy, lets wait for him to go out on his own.

[bharat297]

100% agree ... his commitment is and always has been amazing. Ill never question Kumble's heart ... my other thread was only questioning his current form ... otherwise this guy has been a legend of Indian cricket and hands down INDIAS GREATEST SPINNER (possibly, along with KD India's greatest bowler)

[cochise]

But I don't know about his captaincy...his ability to motivate the team, field placements, strategic and tactical decisions are just not looking that good...

[DomainK]

No one can question Anil Kumble's commitment. :adore: If God tells him that he can secure victory in this match if he cuts his right hand, he will probably do it. He is always 100% dedicated to the game and his team. But the question mark here is on his current form and his captaining abilities. THats whats worrying. He can not carry on with the commitment alone. He has now sent down almost 150 overs on spinner friendly tracks with some 2/3 wickets to show? Thats terrible. He is hurting the team now. I respect him and will continue to do so. He will always remain one my favorite heroes. But its time for him to step down.

[Shane]

No one can question Anil Kumble's commitment. :adore: If God tells him that he can secure victory in this match if he cuts his right hand, he will probably do it. He is always 100% dedicated to the game and his team. But the question mark here is on his current form and his captaining abilities. THats whats worrying. He can not carry on with the commitment alone. He has now sent down almost 150 overs on spinner friendly tracks with some 2/3 wickets to show? Thats terrible. He is hurting the team now. I respect him and will continue to do so. He will always remain one my favorite heroes. But its time for him to step down.

Completely Agree !!! :two_thumbs_up:

[rahulrulezz]

Kumble is a warrior

[Fontaine]

So Mishra isn't as good as Kumble so there shouldn't be anyone asking for Kumble's resignation? What nonsense. Let's get one thing straight. It's almost impossible to find a legend bowler like Kumble. Neither Mishra nor Harbhajan are good enough to replace Kumble at his best or ever will be. But that doesn't mean Kumble keeps on bowling till he's 50. The guy is hurting the team more than helping and he needs to make way when he can't even take vital wickets on spinning tracks.

[diegovegaz]

there was never a question over his commitment he has done all he can for his country but it is his bowling form, that is under scrutiny