Breaking News: Kumble has announced his retirement!

[King Tendulkar]

Come on jumbo. Get a wicket! Ponting and Hayden preferably:--D

[mhr123]

:((

[King Tendulkar]

This is bringing a tear to my eye. Typically telling the photographers to get of the pitch. Jumbo does not want the fuss. Takes the new ball and why not indeed. Jumbo smiling a lot. this is rare on the pitch:--D JUMBO YOU LEGEND:two_thumbs_up:

[Cricketics]

I think kumble would have played the test match in Nagpur ideally... but even the god wanted him to Retire at the ground called Feroz Shah Kotla... and hence.. here he is calling it a day LEGEND...

[graphic23]

I feel really sad with kumble retiring. :( It really brings a tear to my eye. 4:00 AM here and I want to watch Kumble bowl at his favorite ground - his home ground - the Kotla.

[Desi Cartman]

:icflove: A great fighter ...

[bharat297]

Extremely farfetched ... but any chance Kumble read my thread? I feel so guilty now. IM SO SAD ... A LEGEND OF THE SPORT AND A TRUE GENTLEMAN HAS RETIRED. Im making a promise now. Im never gonna open a thread calling for someone to step down again. I feel so sad when they do.

[RubyDuck]

well done and thank you JUMBO:adore::adore::adore::adore:

[Prudent]

:(( Thank you Sir for everything...a true legend indeed :hatsoff:

[Prudent]

8jxSK-9HSlk How can we forget this performance!!

[Shane]

Extremely farfetched ... but any chance Kumble read my thread? I feel so guilty now. IM SO SAD ... A LEGEND OF THE SPORT AND A TRUE GENTLEMAN HAS RETIRED. Im making a promise now. Im never gonna open a thread calling for someone to step down again. I feel so sad when they do.

Can we take your word for that Bharat ??? :winky:

[bharat297]

Yes I promise ... By the way ... That was my first thread ever where I called for the retirement of a player ... Look what I did ... :((

[Shane]

Yes I promise ... By the way ... That was my first thread ever where I called for the retirement of a player ... Look what I did ... :((

What abt doing it one last time ................. Punter ??? :winky:

[Dirty_South]

Yes I promise ... By the way ... That was my first thread ever where I called for the retirement of a player ... Look what I did ... :((

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[DomainK]

I demanded it and also expected it. But now that it has happened, it pains. Pains to know that the legend, my hero will never be playing for India ever again. I wish him all the best in the life.

[Indus_Army]

Thank you Anil! We are proud of you! :clap::clap::adore::adore::adore::clap::clap:

[DomainK]

Just today morning I pulled out the India-Australia 2001 dvd and started watching. It was amazing to see how weak the Indian bowling lineup looked without Kumble. No wonder Ganguly was uneasy to declare early in Kolkata. With bowlers like Prasad and Raju, the chances of losing are always high. I can not recall Raju bowling too many decent deliveries....and he was our premier spinner to begin with. Thank god for the timely emergence of Bhajji, otherwise we would have lost that series quite pathetically. That shows how important Kumble has been for India. A sole fighter. Every time India had a chance of winning a test match, all eyes turned to Kumble for the wickets. We expected him to bowl over after over and take wickets. And he obliged without complaining. I dont think there is another spinner in the world who can bowl as many overs as Kumble can. Its as if his fingers never hurt. What a fighter this man has been. His contribution to Indian bowling has been unmatched.:adore:

[mhr123]

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[manoj_admlab]

Thank you Anil for every thing. :hatsoff:

[Chandan]

Thank you Kumble. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES KUMBLE RETIRES AT KOTLA.. HIS HOME GROUND

Quite true! Kotla was his favourite ground but unfortunately his body gave up a bit early and prevented him to go away in the blaze of glory of a B-G Trophy win. Let us cherish all the memorable moments that Anil has given to Indian cricket!