kavita

Na kar tu apne aap ko itna busyke choot jae dosto ke saath mastyAur ho jaye teri zindagi itni SASTIKi na rahe duniya main teri koi HASTI***************

Agar hoti meri koi Hasti,To basa lete main apni hi posh se ek basti,Hoti ek jheel aur usme ek Kasti,Ladkiyan Rangeen and full with Masti,Jam kar hota dance and Daru milti sasti,Khelte jab bhi hota man,Jindgi wait main nahi attakti,Sorry sir, no sir ki batain nahi khatakti,

Yaad ate hai wo dinJab hum ladi banaya karte thaePhuljhadi ke sang dhero Anar sulgaya karte thaeKya masti thi kya josh tha aur hathon ko jalaya karte thae..
Karte thae IntezaarGaya Dusshehra ab toh hai diwali agle somwar..

A small poetry on the eve of Lord Krishna’s birthday:Ek chhoti si kavita Bhagwaan Krishna ke jaman ke uplakshya mein
Maakhan chorr hai aayo,Yashomati Maiya ka nandlala,Dharti pe bhagwan ka avataar hai aoyo,Harne Kans jaise papi koKarne kalyan Dharti maa ka..

Sat sat naman karenGuru tere charan hum padeTere roop mein sankalp dekhaTere roop se sayyam seekha.

Jab maa durga kripa bhayee (bhayee = hui)Jab Lanka pe Ram na chadhai karaeeTab Gunja anupam jai Ghosh..Jai Ram Jai Ram Jai Ghosh !
Rakshas pe punya ki jeet.

Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki,Aaye Na SMs Mere Yaar Ki,Hai Mujhe Yeh Yakin,Kanjoos Wo Nahi,Phir Wajah Kya Hui?Intezaar Ki…

Humpe Sitam Na Kijiye,Aisa Karam Na Kijiye,Duniya To Behaya Hai,Duniya Ka Gam Na KijiyeHum To Ek Hi Baat Kehte Hai,Humko SMS Karna Band Na Kijiye…

Aur neta ji bhashan sunane lage,Janta ko apne wayde batane lag gaye,Poocha kisi ne ki aalingan desh prem ka kitna zaroori,Bechare netaaji, isko ashleel batane lag gaye !!!

Hindi Lyrics:

kavi raja ab kavita ke na kaan marodo
dhande ki kuch baat karo kuch paise jodo
sher shayri kavi raja na kaam aayegi
kavita ki pothi ko dimak kha jayegi
bhav chad rehe anaj mahenga ho raha din din
bhooke maroge raat kategi tare gin gin
esiliye yeh kahata hoon yeh sab chodo
dande ki kuch baat karo kuch paise jodo
are chodo kalam mat chalo kavita ki chaki
ghar ki rokad deko kitne paise baki
are kitna ghar mein ghee hai kitna garam masala
kitne papad mongbadi mirch masala
kitna tel noon mirch haldi aur dhaniya
kavi raja chupke se tum ban jao baniya
are paise pe racho kavay bhook per geet banao
are ghehun per ho ghajal dhan ke sher sunao
noon mirch per chopai chaval per ho dohe
sugal koyale per kavita likho to sohe
kam bhade ki kholi per likho kawali
jan jan karti kaho rubai paise vali
sabdo ka janjal bada lafda hota hai
kavi samelan dost bada jhagda hota hai
mushayere ke shero per ragda hota
paise vala sher bada tagda hota hai
esiliye kaheta hoon na esse ser phodo
dhande ki kuch baat karo kuch paise jodo

AJEE LOG TO NAA JAANE KYA KYA LIKHTE HAI,DUNIYA KE BAZAAR MEIN BIKTE HAIN,HUM TO BAS HAAL DIL KA BAYAAN KARTE HAI,AUR LOGON KO APNA BANA LIYA KARTE HAI

ISS KHEL KE MAIDAAN MEIN KAHIN HAAR HAI TO KAHIN JEET HAI,KAHIN JEET HAI TO KAHIN HAAR HAI,SABPE CHAYA KOI KHUMAAR HAI,MAUSAM BHI BADA SADABAHAAR HAI,KABHIE DHOOP TO KABHIE CHAANV HAI,SHOR BHI APAAR HAI,SABKA KHULA JO KANTHDWAAR HAI.HAAR GAYA HAI JO,WO JEETNE KO BETAAB HAI,LAD RAHA HAI AISE, JAISE JAL RAHA TEZAAB HAI.HAR KISSI KO YAHAN SIRF JEET KA DEEDAR HAI,LAGTA HAI JAISE,JEEVAN MEIN JEET HI SABSE BADA UPHAAR HAI

mitti pe jiski hum rehte hain,
sugandh usi ki hum mein aati hai,
jo garv se sir uncha kar jaati hai,
roshan zamane ko yeh aise kare jaise diye mein jalti baati hai,
aisa kuch hai yeh desh mera,
jiske liye mannn mein harpal deshprem ki bhavan jag jaati hai

JAB HUA AST DHARAM KA SURAJ,
AUR LEEL GAYA DHARTI KO ADHARM KA ANDHKAAR,
TAB AAYE BHOOMI PAR ISSKE PALANHAAR,
BANKE KRISHNA AVATAR,

JHOOM UTHI BAGIYA SAARI,
AUR JHOOM UTHA YEH DHARA TAAL,
JAB SUNA MURARI KA MADHUR RAAG,

BHAR GAYE DHOODH SE SAARE TALAAB,
AUR MIT GAYI DHARTI KI PYAAS,
JAB PADE ISSPE, SHYAM KE PAAVAN PAANV,

TRIPT HUI DUNIYA AUR TRIPT HUA YEH SANSAAR,
JAB GOONJA FIZA MEIN KANHA KA GUNGAAN,

MIL GAYA JEEVAN KO JEEVAN DATA KA SAATH,
JAB AAYE PRITHVI PAR BHAGWAAN,
BANKE GIRIDHAR GOPAL,

MAHAK UTHA AMBAR SAARA,
AUR BHOO KI SUSHMA BHADI APAAR,
JAB AAYE DHARTI PAR GHANSHYAAM,

AISA HUA KUCH JAADOO HAR PRANI PAR,
JAB CHAKHA USNE MADHAV KE RAS KA SWAAD,

KI…

KHATAM HUE DUKH SAARE,
AUR KHUSHIYON KA KHUL GAYA DWAAR,
JAB LAGAYA KESHAV NE SABKA BEDA PAAR,

EK DIN ACHANAK BARSAAT YU AAI,
KI YAAD TERI SANG LAI,
BHIGO GAI BOONDE TAN KO KUCH AISE,
KI DIL MEIN DHADKAN TERI JAGA GAI,

JO AGARR HOTI TU YAHAN,
TO BHEEGTE SAATH HUM ISS BAARISH MEIN,
LIYE HATHON MEIN HAATH TERE,
KHO JAATE YUHIN HUM TERI BAHON MEIN,
PEE ULFAT KI MADIRA,
TERI AANKHON KE PYAALON MEIN,

DEKHTE HUM BHI SANG BAAG MEIN, KHILTI PHULWARI,
BICCHA TERE KADMON MEIN, DUNIYA KI KHUSHIYAN SAARI,

JO HOTI AGARR TU YAHAN SAATH MERE,
TO JASHN MANATE HUM BHI,
IS GUSTAKH BAARISH MEIN SAATH TERE,

SUNTA HOON MAIN SUBAH SHAAM BAS EK GUNGAAN,
HAR GALIYARE MEIN HAR CHAUBARE MEIN BAS EK BAKHAAN,
KI…

BADAL GAYA HAI BHARAT MAHAAN,

PAR MERE MANN MEIN UTHE BAS EK SAWAAL,
KYA WAKAI MEIN BHARAT BADAL GAYA HAI?

PEHLE JO UGTA THA KHETON MEIN DHAAN,
USSE KHATA THA NA SIRF KISAN BALKI PURA HINDUSTAN,
AAJ BHI TO KHATA HAI HINDUSTAN PAR KAHA KHATA HAI KISAN,

PEHLE TO YOGYATA KI HOTI THI PEHCHAAN,
JO MILTA THA HAR YUVA KO KABILIYAT PAR KAAM,
AAJ BHI TO MILTA HAI HAR YUVA KO KAAM,
PAR KABILIYAT CHALI GAYI HAI CHAAR DHAAM,

PEHLE TO MAATI KI APNI POOJA HOTI THI,
AAJ BHI HOTI TO HAI WAISE HI, PAR MAATI KI, JO HAI KISI AUR KI

PEHLE TO NETA KI NETIKTA KA THA GAAN,
AAJ BHI HAI, PAR JAB KARTA HAI APNE KAAM KE LIYE, NETA NETIKTA KA DHYAAN,

PEHLE TO MANDIR, MASJID, GURUDWARE MEIN BASTE THE RAM, RAHIM, GOBIND,
AB TO JISKE PAAS HAI DAAM, BAN GAYA HAI WAHI ALLAH,BHAGWAN

KAISA BADLA HAI YEH BHARAT,
HAAN WAKAI MEIN AISA BADLA HAI BHARAT,
KI JO, KAL TAK KEHLATA THA BHRASHATACHAAR ,BAN GAYA HAI AAJ KA WOH SHISHTACHAAR.

Wo yadein, wo lamhe,wo kisse, wo baatein,chootte hue mere mann ko aamod se bhar deti hai mere tan ko,
Wo gustakhiya,wo shaitaniyaa, wo nadaniyaan, abhi bhi hasati hain gustakh dil ko
Wo ladna, jhagdna, jhagad ke akadna abhi bhi utsuk kar dete hain humko
Wo ruthna, wo manana, wo manane par phir ruthna, aur ruth ke tootna, yaad hai humko
Wo chahat ke nagmei,ishq ke kisse,prem ki baatein aur pyaar bhari mulaquatein karib laati hain aapke aaj bhi humko
Wo mohabbat bhari shamein ulfat bhari raatein yaad hain aaj bhi humko
Wo milan ka waqt, judai ka khat, aaj bhi paas rakh rakha hai humne unko
Wo tere chehre ki muskurahat, aur usse banaye rakhne ki meri suhani hath yaad hai aaj bhi humko
Wo taron ki chaanv aur phoolon pe rakhe tere paanv, sukoon deti hai aaj bhi mere dil ko
Wo teri ek jhalak, jise dekhne ko betaab uthti meri palak aaj bhi tarasti hai dekhne ko tumko
Wo teri aashiqi aur mera deewanapan, jo ban gaya fankar ka fann, rula dete hai aaj bhi humko
Wo teri bewafai,wo humse ruswai, aaj bhi haan aaj bhi ghut ghut ke sahni pad rahi hai humko

JAHAN PE HAR CHEHRE PE MUSKRUHAT SAJE, BINA TENSION KE BHI DIL MEIN SHIKAYAT JAGE, HAR WAQT KHAWABON KA MELA LAGE BAKI SAB CHODH PADHAI EK JHAMELA LAGE, DAWAI KE NAAM PE JO ZEHER KA PAIMANA LAGE, HAZAAR DARDON KO THEEK KARDE JO WAHI ILAAZ EK BIMARI LAGE
JAHAN PE STUDENT KO QUAID JEEVAN LAGE AUR TEACHER JAISE KI KOI JAILER LAGE.
JAHAN PARIKSHA SE PEHLE SHARIR ALAG HI HARQAT KAREIN, PAL PAL KI BHI BARQAT KAREI, SIR DARD SE LEKAR BUKHAR KA IZHAAR KAREI, AUR ISS GHADI MEIN USKA DEEDAR KAREI
RATT RATT KE JEEVAN YAHAN TOTA LAGE, SAMAJH SAMAJH KE BHI NA SAMAJHDARI JAGE, LIKH LIKH KE BHI NA LIKHAWAT SUDHRE VAHI SCHOOL KA BOJH BADA BHARI LAGE
PAR PHIR BHI DIL KAREIN JAANE KO SCHOOL KYUNKI…
MANN PANCHI BAN YAHAN UDE, HEERAN SE BHI TEZ RAFTAAR SE DAUDE AUR DIMAAG KO CATALYSE KAREIN, JISSE PADHNE KA MAUSAM BANE, AUR CLASS MEIN SADA MEHFIL JAME
HAZAAR SAPNO KI KYAARI SAJE, HAR GALTI SE SIKH NAYI MILEIN,MOHABBAT KI BOCHAAR SADA BIKHRE JISSE ISS MADHUBAN KI HAR KALI KHILE
YAHAN PE UNCH NEECH KA KOI BAIR NAHI, LADAI JHAGDE KA KOI ZOR NAHI, ACCHAI KA UNCHA HAATH HAI BURAI PE PADTI SADA GAAZ HAI,
SIR SE LEKAR PAANV TAK PYAAR KA EK BAHAAV HAI,
YAHI DASTAAN E SKOOL KA BAKHAAN HAI SAMAJH GAYE TO BAHUT KHOOB, AUR NA SAMJHE, TO BHI MERA SALAAM HAI.

HAI INSAAN WOH MOHRA KHUDA KA,
JISKI TAQDEER BADALTI RAHTI HAI,
KABHIE ZAMEEN PE, TO KABHIE AASMAN MEIN JO BASTI HAI

kabhi phool mein, kabhi kali mein, kabhi bhanvare mein, kabhi titli mein, dhoondha nahi kahaa kahaa mere jaisa nahi mila mujhe yahan, fir haarkar tootkar main bhatka yahan wahan, na jaane kahaa kahaa, aur paya tujhe yahan, saara jag hai chaaya jahaa.

Waqt ka kaisa hai yeh mod aaya,suraj bhi dekho aaj hamein andhere mein chodh aaya.
kayde kanoon ki is duniya mein dekho kaise bhagya bhi hamara dil tod aaya.
Ab to karmon ki bhi yahan na koi nishaani bacchi hai, jo chaand sitaron ke paas bhi hamari mehnat ki gavahi nahi hai.
Ab jab toot gayi hai saari aashayein chipp gayi hai haath mein kismat ki rekhayein.
Hai himmat ab bhi baaki dil mein, ki jeet ke baazi hum phir se dikhlayein.
Laangh kar ab saari seemayein, karmon ki apni phir se chalo jyot jalayein aur isi jyot se haar ka andhkaar mitayein.
Nahi khatam hua ab bhi jo khel hai, use chalo naye aayam pe le jayein,
ast hue suraj ko bhi chalo phir se ugayein.
Bana baandh nadi par aur chattano ko bhi cheer kar, path apna banayein jo hai himmat hum mein ab bhi baaki, chalo is haar mein bhi jeet kar dikhlayein.
Jo hai sikandar aaj ke chalo unhe mitti ki dhool chatayein aur isi mitti se aashaon ke naye phool khilayein.
Uth rahi is seene mein jo hai chingari chalo use puri aag banayein aur isi aag se har dushman ko jalakar hum jeet ka sehra bandhayein.
chal zara aaj is haari hui baazi ko jeet kar, kalke baazigar kahlayein.
Ab nahi hai chipp chipp ke ashru bahane ka waqt ab to chal samudron mein bhi toofan jagayein,aur is haar ko bhi jeet mein tabdeel kar dikhlayein.

MERI PEHLI MULAQAT
KADAM RAKHA THA JAB SCHOOL MEIN MAINE PEHLI BAAR LIYE HAATH MEIN BAG AUR AANKH MEIN AASOO DO CHAAR. DEKHI KITAABEIN JAB JEEVAN MEIN PEHLI BAAR, MANN KIYA DEKHNE KO UNMEIN BANA HUA CHITRAHAAR.
KAHAN PATA THA TAB KI YEHI CHITRAHAAR BAN JAAYEGA ANDHKAAR.
DIKHI TABHI UJAALE KI KIRAN KHADI DARWAZE KE BAHAAR PEHNE SAREE AUR SIR PE BINDI LAAL.
AA GAYI THI WO ZINDAGI MEI MERE LEKE NAYI BAHAAR.LAG RAHI THI WOH JAISE GULAB KA PHOOL SADABAHAAR .HATHON MEIN LIYE PURSE AUR HOTHON PE MUSKAAN.DIL KE HO GAYE THE MERE CHINNTAAR JAB DEKHTA HI GAYA MAIN USKO EKTAK LAGATAAR, BHOOL KAR SAARI DUNIYA AUR BAG MEIN RAKHA AAM KA ACHAAR .
HO GAYA THA MAIN REFRIGERATOR AUR BHEETAR SE HEATER DEKHKE USKO BAAR BAAR.
AISA HUA THA JAADOO JAB DEKHA THA MAINE
APNI TEACHER KO PEHLI BAAR.

Jo suni aaj dhun nayi hawa mein wo gum gayi, rahi sahi si kah gayi baat wo jo dil ko choo gayi, baat naye pyaar ki baat nayi bahar ki, baat intezaar ki, baat ikraar ki, baat hai jo pyaar ki.
Sawan ghane humne guzare bin us baat ke jo wo ab humein keh gayi.Baat wo jo dil ko choo gayi.Ab shabd kahoo ki kahoo nahi use jo baat yeh kah gayi isi soch mein baat mann mein hi rah gayi, jab har saans meri uske dhun mein kho gayi.
Palke uski kuch aise iqraar kar gayi ki aadhi adhoori baat meri aaj puri ho gayi.

DIL KI BAAT ZUBAN PE LAANE MEIN WAQT KITNA LAGTA HAI,ANKHON SE ISHAARE KARNE MEIN WAQT KITNA LAGTA HAI,
PHIR BHI MOHABBAT KA IQRAAR KARNE MEIN DARR KYUN LAGTA HAI.

Sanath Jayasurya Biography.

Name

Sanath Jayasuriya

Country

Sri Lanka

Full name
Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born

June 30, 1969, Matara
Current age

37 years
Major teams

Sri Lanka, ACC Asian XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club,Colombo Cricket Club, Somerset
Batting style

Left-hand bat
Batting Highest
189 in ODIs340 in Tests
Bowling style

Slow left-arm orthodox

Test debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - Feb 22-26, 1991
ODI debut

Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne - Dec 26, 1989
Awards
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997

Style and International Career
Test debut : New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - Feb 22-26, 1991 ODI debut : Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne - Dec 26, 1989
Sanath Jayasuriya revolutionized one day international batting with his aggressive tactics during the 1996 cricket world cup. The tactic used was to take advantage of the early fielding restrictions by smashing the opening bowlers to all parts of the cricket ground. This was a novel but potentially match-winning tactic at that time. Pretty soon this tactic became the standard opening batting strategy in world cricket. Glenn McGrath cited Jayasuriya in his toughest XI batsmen, noting "it is always a massive compliment to someone to say they changed the game, and his storming innings in the 1996 World Cup changed everyone's thinking about how to start innings." [2]
Jayasuriya is known for both cuts and pulls along with his trademark shot, a lofted cut over point. Jayasuriya was promoted to the top of the batting order for ODIs during the 1995-96 tour of Australia, and, with Romesh Kaluwitharana they made use of the early over fielding restrictions to score freely. He was instrumental in Sri Lanka's victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, where he was adjudged Man of the Tournament in recognition of his all-round contributions.
His philosophy towards batting is summarised by an all-aggression approach and over the years he has dominated almost every one day bowling combination that he has faced at one stage or another. Batsmen such as Gilchrist and Afridi have similar styles but Jayasuriya is universally recongnized as the most dangerous batsmen when on-song. This is because of his incredible record to make huge match-winning contributions once he gets in, he holds the record for the second highest amount of one day centuries and has scored the most 150+ scores. His devastating performances have ensured that Sri Lanka have won almost 80% of the matches that he scores over 50 in. This is due to the rapid rate in which he scores his runs as well as the psychological effect he has on opposition bowling attacks.
He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997 and served as captain of the Sri Lankan team in 38 Test matches from 1999 to 2003. He is a very useful all-rounder with a good batting average in both Test cricket and One Day Internationals, and an excellent batting strike rate in One Day Internationals.
As a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has a reasonable bowling average and economy rate. He regularly helps to decrease the workloads of strike bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas and as of August 2007 has 400 international wickets.
Jayasuriya is a skillful infielder, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the seventh highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the eleventh highest success rate.[3]
Jayasuriya held the record for the highest Test score made by a Sri Lankan, 340 against India in 1997. This effort was part of a second-wicket partnership with Roshan Mahanama that set the then all-time record for any partnership in Test history, with 576 runs. Both records were surpassed in July 2006 when fellow Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene scored 374 as part of a 624-run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa.
He also holds the world's second highest ODI score, jointly with Viv Richards, which is 189 runs against India. As of February 2007 he holds the four highest individual scores by a Sri Lankan, and seven of the top nine.[1]
He currently holds the record fastest fifty in ODIs, scored off just 17 balls. Jayasuriya was the previous record-holder for the fastest century (off 48 balls), before losing that claim to Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. He has hit 258 sixes in one day internationals (ODIs) and currently holds the world record for most ODI sixes. He has become the fourth batsman to score more than 10,000 runs and the second batsman to score more than 12,000 runs in the history of ODIs. He also is the second highest century getter in ODIs with 27 centuries. On 20 September 2005, during the Second Test of the home series against Bangladesh, Jayasuriya became the first Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests, and the 33rd Test cricketer to achieve this feat. He used to hold the record of scoring most runs in an ODI over (30; he has achieved this remarkable feat twice).This record is now with South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs (36 runs in an over).
Jayasuriya announced his intention to retire from Test cricket following the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka in April 2006. He reversed his decision soon after however, joining the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in May 2006. Missing the first two Tests, Jayasuriya returned in the Third Test at Trent Bridge. [2] Although his test performances were not notable, he scored two centuries in the one-day Natwest series, including scoring 152 off 99 balls in the final match. In that innings, he and Upul Tharanga (109) put on 286 runs for the first wicket, a new one-day international record. Jayasuriya's batting display earned him the Man of the Series award as Sri Lanka won the series 5-0.
Following the Natwest Trophy, Sri Lanka travelled to Holland for a two-match one-day series. In the first game, Jayasuriya scored 157 off 104 balls as Sri Lanka posted the highest team total in limited-overs cricket (443/9), beating the 438/9 South Africa scored against Australia in March 2006. Sri Lanka won the match by 195 runs. On a personal note the innings was his 4th score of over 150 in ODI cricket and he is currently the only player to do so. It was also his second successive score of 150 plus, another first in ODI cricket.
He also scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies.
During the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, Jayasuriya appeared to break his tradition of using Kookaburra bats by wielding a normal Reebok sponsored bat. He achieved two half centuries in the group stages against New Zealand and Kenya in this tournament. He also achieved a dubious record of having the most expensive figures in a Twenty20 international, having been hit for 64 runs in the maximum of 4 overs.[4]
After the Twenty20 World Cup, Jayasuriya played in Sri Lanka's 3-2 One Day International series defeat against England, achieving limited success and then in the 2-0 Test series defeat in Australia. After scoring a half-century on day three of the first Test against England in Kandy, he announced he was to retire from Test cricket[5] at the end of the match, but that he would continue to play in One Day Internationals. He also hit six fours in one over against James Anderson in his last Test innings of 78.
In December 2007, Jayasuriya confirmed that he has signed for Warwickshire for the 2008 Twenty20 Cup.[6]. In April 2008, he joined the Mumbai Indians to play in the IPL.
After scoring a devastating 114 not out off just 48 balls [3] for the Mumbai Indian against Chennai Jayasuria regained his position in the one day side after he had been dropped for the West Indies tour. He then followed up his century with a 17-ball 48 not out to surpass the Kolkata Knight Riders score of 67 in just the 6th over resulting in the biggest victory in twenty20 history (in terms of balls remaining [4]. He currently leads the six-hitting board and is the tournement's 3rd highest run scorer with 514 runs at a strike rate of about 160. His one-day career was all but over when he was omitted for the ODIs in the West Indies in 2008. However, a stirring performance in the IPL - finishing the third-highest run-getter with 514 runs - prompted his country's sports minister to intervene in his selection for the Asia Cup. He ultimately shaped Sri Lanka's title victory with a blistering hundred under pressure.

One of the world's most uncompromising strikers of the ball, Jayasuriya found belated fame as a pinch-hitter at the 1996 World Cup, and then demonstrated that he was also capable of massive scoring in Tests, eventually becoming Sri Lanka's highest Test run-scorer. He remains dizzily dangerous, especially on the subcontinent's slower, less bouncy surfaces. Short in stature and powerfully built, he cuts and pulls with awesome power, and his brutal bat-wielding is at odds with his shy, gentle nature. Wised-up opponents have learned to set traps in the gully and at third man to stem the flow of runs, but on song he can be virtually unstoppable, capable of scoring freely on both sides of the wicket.Jayasuriya is also an extremely effective and canny left-arm spinner, especially in one-day internationals where his stock leg-stump darts are mixed up with clever variations in pace. Jayasuriya served commendably as Sri Lanka's captain for a successful tenure after the sacking of Arjuna Ranatunga in 1999. His leadership style was consensual in comparison to the Napoleon approach adopted by Ranatunga, and he soon built a happy and unified team. The huge responsibility of leading the team, though, started to show and by the 2003 World Cup, after a myriad of off-field controversies, it was clear that he had become a reluctant captain. He eventually resigned in April 2003.Having stepped down, his position in the side was more vigorously debated and a one-day slump prompted several pundits to call time on his career. But Jayasuriya was far from finished, and he bounced back in 2004 with his most prolific year in Test cricket since 1997. The year included a blazing second-innings century against Australia at Kandy that nearly levelled the series and a marathon double-hundred against Pakistan at Faisalabad. Twin centuries followed during the Asia Cup 2004 and his form was impressive enough for Somerset to sign him up for a season of County Cricket in 2005. And in the Indian Oil Cup in 2005, Jayasuriya became only the fourth batsman to get to 10,000 runs in one-day cricket.He retired in 2006, only to almost immediately retract his decision. After behind-the-scenes machinations which hinted at internal power struggles between board and coach, he was shoehorned into the squad for the Test series in England but did not play. He bounced back in typical form, however, in the one-day series that followed, showing he has a few more miles left on the clock.

Inzamam-Ul-Haq Biography.

Full name

Inzamam-ul-Haq
Born

March 3, 1970, Multan, Punjab
Current age

36 years
Major teams

Pakistan, Asia XI, Faisalabad, ICC World XI,Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, United Bank Limited
Batting style

Right-hand bat
Bowling style

Slow left-arm orthodox

Test debut

England v Pakistan at Birmingham - Jun 4-8, 1992

ODI debut

Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore - Nov 22, 1991

First-class

span 1985/86 - 2006/07List A span 1988/89 - 2006/07

One Day International cricket
Inzamam made his One Day International (ODI) debut in a home series against West Indies in 1991, and made a good start with 20 and 60 in two matches against West Indies, followed by 48, 60, 101, and 117 against Sri Lanka.
Handpicked by former Pakistan captain Imran Khan for the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, 22-year-old Inzamam was relatively unheard of before the tournament. To the surprise of many he was persevered with throughout the tournament, coming in at various positions in the batting line-up, despite not being very successful early on. Yet it was his performances at the most crucial stage of the competition that made fans and summarisers take note. Inzamam rose to fame in Pakistan's dramatic semi-final against New Zealand at Auckland. With his side in a precarious position, chasing 262, against an impressive New Zealand side, he hit a fiery 60 from only 37 balls to rescue his side and guide them into the final[1][2]. The innings was regarded as one of the finest World Cup performances and perhaps Inzamam's defining moment, which won him many admirers. His massive six in that match was described by David Lloyd as the shot of the tournament.
Inzamam made an equally vital contribution in the final of the World Cup, scoring 42 off just 35 balls, helping Pakistan reach a score of 249 after a very sluggish start[3]. These innings established Inzamam's billing as a big-game player, although he was unable to replicate his World Cup success in later tournaments.
Career highlights in the ODI form of the game include semi-final knock in 1992 and scoring most fifties in One Day Internationals (83). He also became the second batsman to score 10,000 runs in One-day Internationals (after Sachin Tendulkar) and was named in the World Team XI for both test and One-day Internationals in the 2005 ICC Awards. In his final ODI for Pakistan, playing Zimbabwe in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he took three catches whilst fielding and, somewhat fittingly, took the last one of the match ending his One Day career.

Test cricket
He got little opportunity to make an impact during his 1992 Test debut against England at Edgbaston, with a score of 8 not out. However, in subsequent matches he demonstrated a vulnerability against swing bowling which resulted in him being dropped for the final Test after averaging a lowly 13.20 runs per innings. Pakistan went on to secure a famous win in the match, taking the series 2-1.
After the England series, Inzamam aimed to establish himself in the Test side and he achieved this successfully, helping the side to many memorable victories. One of particular note came against Australia in Karachi, 1994. He batted magnificently with the tail and his 58* helped Pakistan to a one-wicket victory and a 1-0 series win. As well as helping his side to become the top-ranked side in the world for a brief period he achieved personal success by becoming the ICC's number one ranked batsmen in 1995 [4]. He later went on to reclaim top spot in the rankings in 1997. He remained amongst the top 20 ranked batsmen up until his retirement. The tour of England in 1996 was a particular success for both Inzamam and Pakistan, where Inzamam transformed his batting against seam bowling, averaging 64, with scores of 148, 70, 65, and 35.
Test career highlights include 329 against New Zealand in Lahore in 2001-02 season, and the second highest Test score by a Pakistani and the twelfth highest overall. He also scored a century (184) in his 100th Test, becoming only the fifth player to do so (the others being Colin Cowdrey, Alec Stewart, Gordon Greenidge and Javed Miandad, followed by Ricky Ponting). Inzy got a century in each innings of the second Test match against England in 2005, to become Pakistan's leading centurion with 24 centuries, breaking Javed Miandad's record, and his 25th century in the 2nd Test against India on 22 January 2006 made him the 10th player to score 25 or more centuries. He also managed 138* while facing a humiliating defeat against Bangladesh, eventually saving the Test match and leading his team to victory.
After announcing his retirement after the second Test against South Africa, at the stadium where he made his international debut,[5] Inzamam needed 20 runs to surpass Javed Miandad for the record of most runs for a Pakistani Test cricketer.[6] After falling for 14 in the first innings, he was dismissed for 3 in his final innings by Paul Harris, out stumped,[7] leaving him 3 runs shy.

County Cricket
Inzamam made his debut in English county cricket in August 2007 at the age of 37. He joined Yorkshire County Cricket Club as a replacement for Younus Khan who left to play for Pakistan in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. He was disappointing on the whole, making 8 on debut at Scarborough's North Marine Road against Warwickshire before making 9 and 7 in his opening Pro40 games.

Indian Cricket League
In 2007, Inzamam joined the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. In the inaugural competition, Inzamam captained the Hyderabad Heroes and scored 141 runs in 5 matches. In the 2008 comptetion in March, Inzamam captained the Lahore Badshahs, composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.
The move to the ICL has proved to be a controversial one for Inzamam. The PCB's stance on players joining unsanctioned leagues has meant that he has been banned from playing in any domestic competitions in Pakistan or any involvement with the international team.[8] However, given Inzamam's recent retirement, this is unlikely to affect him.

Playing style
“
I think Inzamam is as talented as Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar but little does he realise his true talent
”
— Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan.[9]
Inzamam has been known to be a very destructive batsman in both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Test matches. He has the ability to pick the length of a delivery very early and play very late. His footwork is generally considered to be fast, enabling him to position himself early for shots. He averaged just over 50 runs per innings in Tests and nearly 40 runs in ODIs, with a strike rate of 54.03 and 74.23 respectively. Inzy is especially strong playing shots off his legs and has been considered to be amongst the best employers of the pull-shot in world cricket.
His batting style has brought him fans from all over the world. He was called "the best batsmen in the world against pace" by Imran Khan, because "he seems to have so much time on his hands before the ball reaches him".
Inzamam does, however, have a reputation for being a poor runner between wickets. He has the dubious distinction of being run-out the second highest number of times in ODIs having been run-out 40 times [behind Marvan Atapattu (41 times)].
Captaincy
Inzamam captained Pakistan in 25 Tests, winning eight, drawing eight and losing nine. Only three players have captained Pakistan in more Test matches, but all have better win-loss records, and only Imran Khan has a lower win percentage than Inzamam. However, Inzamam held the captaincy until March 2007, the longest captaincy tenure since 1992 when Imran Khan retired.
Captaincy had a positive effect on Inzamam's batting, often leading by example in pressure situations, he averaged greater as a captain (52) than without (50). After early failures in Australia, he took a depleted Pakistan side to India in 2005 and was instrumental in securing a draw, winning the final test match from an unlikely position with 184*. He subsequently lead his side to an ODI success against West Indies (away), England (home) and Sri Lanka (away) as well as Test Series victories against England (home), India (home), Sri Lanka (away). Inzamam had seemed to have united the Pakistan side and victories lead them to 2nd place in the ICC Test Rankings and 3rd place in the ICC ODI Ranking. The latter part of Inzamam's tenure as Pakistan captain was less successful and the team was embroiled in many controversies culminating in a disappointingly early exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup at the hands of lowly Ireland.
In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Inzamam captained the Pakistani team to its first loss to associate ICC member Ireland (on St Patrick's Day). This result and their previous loss to West Indies, led to them being knocked out of the tournament. A day later he announced his retirement from One Day International Cricket and resignation as Test captain. The announcement was made the same day that Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, died in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica. He dedicated his final ODI to Woolmer to whom he shared a good relationship with for three years and affectionately called 'The Bob'.
Performance analysis
His ability to play at his best under pressure is widely accepted among critics. Sanjay Manjrekar, an Indian television pundit and former batsman, once said that Inzamam is the world's best batsman when it comes to playing under pressure.[citation needed] His 60 off 37 balls in the 1992 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand and 184 against India at Bangalore in the 2005 Pakistan-India test series are examples of innings where Inzamam has performed under immense pressure. However his performance against teams with strong pace attacks like South Africa and Australia has been unimpressive, averaging around 31, and having scored just one century in all forms of the game against both teams combined. Inzamam averages 23.81 in the World Cup.

Profile Inzamam-ul-Haq is a symbiosis of strength and subtlety. Power is no surprise, but sublime touch is remarkable for a man of his bulk. He loathes exercise and often looks a passenger in the field, but with a willow between his palms he is suddenly galvanised. He plays shots all round the wicket, is especially strong off his legs, and unleashes ferocious pulls and lofted drives. Imran Khan rates him the best batsman in the world against pace. Early on he is vulnerable playing across his front pad or groping outside off stump. He uses his feet well to the spinners, although this aggression can be his undoing. Inzi keeps a cool head in a crisis and has succeeded Javed Miandad as Pakistan's premier batsman, but his hapless running between wickets is legendary and most dangerous for his partners. There were no such problems against New Zealand at a boiling Lahore in 2001-02, when Inzamam belted 329, the second-highest Test score by a Pakistani and the tenth-highest by anyone. However, he was then dogged by poor form, scoring just 16 runs in Pakistan's ill-fated World Cup campaign in 2003. He was dropped from the team briefly, but then roared back to form, scoring a magnificent unbeaten 138 and guiding Pakistan to a thrilling one-wicket win against Bangladesh at Multan. He was rewarded with the captaincy of the team, and despite leading them to victory in the Test series in New Zealand, question-marks about his leadership qualities surfaced when Pakistan were beaten in both the Test series and the one-dayers against India. But the selectors persevered with him and this bore results when he took a team thin on bowling resources to India and drew the Test series with a rousing performance in the final Test, Inzamam's 100th. After scoring a magnificent 184, Inzamam led the team astutely on a tense final day and took Pakistan to victory. Since that day, Inzamam has gone from strength to strength as captain and premier batsman. By scoring a hundred against West Indies in June 2005, he kept up a remarkable record of matchwinning centuries, amongt the best of modern-day batsmen. A magnificent year ended with Inzamam leading his team to triumph over Ashes-winning England; personally the series was arguably his best ever. He never failed to make a fifty, scored twin centuries at Faisalabad for the first time, going past Miandad as Pakistan's leading century-maker and joining him as only the second Pakistani with 8000 Test runs. As captain, he never looked more a leader, uniting a young, inexperienced team and turning them, once again, into a force to matter globally. The turn of the year brought contemplation; he missed the Test victory over India at Karachi with a persistent back injury. The subsequent ODI thrashing also raised concerns about Inzamam as ODI captain, none of which were entirely wiped away during ODI and Test wins in Sri Lanka. Pakistan were then beaten comprehensively in the Test series in England though all was forgotten - including Inzamam's own poor form - by events at The Oval. There, Inzamam, astonishingly for a man perceived as so insouciant, became the most controversial figure in cricket for a week, leading his side off the field in protest at charges of ball tampering made by umpires Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair. They refused to come out at first, then delayed the start before eventually forfeiting the Test, the first time in the history of the game. In Pakistan, he became a national hero, saviour of a country's pride and honour. Though nobody is saying it just yet, the World Cup 2007 is likely to be his last act.

Controversies

Toronto incident
In a 1997 Sahara Cup match against India, Inzamam assaulted a member of the crowd, Shiv Kumar Thind, a Canadian-based Indian, who had been comparing Inzamam to several kinds of potato, on a megaphone.[10] According to eye witnesses a cricket bat was brought out by the Pakistan team's 12th man, Mushtaq Ahmed, who then waited at the boundary with the bat. Television replays confirmed those statements. The Guardian newspaper quoted another eyewitness as saying "If not for the spectators and security staff curbing him, he would have broken the head of that guy. The guy with the megaphone was no match for Inzamam and got mauled. Even when Canadian police took Inzamam back on to the field, he was trying to get back to the stands."[10]
After reviewing footage of the incident Canadian police arrested Inzamam and charged him with two counts of assault and one of assault with a deadly weapon.[11] He was released on bail of $3,000. Two days after Inzamam was charged, the Pakistan team lodged a formal complaint, to the 32nd Division of the Metropolitan police in Toronto against Thind, claiming that Thind had thrown his megaphone at Inzamam.[12] Both Inzamam and Thind eventually dropped the charges against the other. Match referee Jackie Hendriks, despite sympathizing with Inzamam, banned him for two ODIs with a suspended ban of one further game.[13]
Oval test incident
On Pakistan's 2006 tour of England, Inzamam captained a team that refused to re-enter the field, after tea, on 20 August 2006 at The Oval after allegations of ball tampering from umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove. The umpires awarded England five penalty runs and the choice of a replacement ball, after ruling that Pakistan had illegally altered the ball.
Inzamam and his team staged a protest at the decision. During the protest the umpires, having tried to persuade Inzamam to come out of the dressing room, decided that the match could not continue. Upon returning to the field with his team, only to find both the England team and the umpires absent, Inzamam was informed of this situation. After further discussions between both teams, umpires and cricket board officials it was eventually agreed that the match could not be restarted. Thus, Inzamam became the first captain in history to forfeit a Test match. Inzamam was later charged with tampering with the ball and bringing the game into disrepute (the latter charge associated with the teatime protest)[14], although he strenuously denied the charges. On September 28, 2006 the allegations of ball-tampering were dismissed, however he was found guilty of bringing cricket into disrepute and given a four match One-Day International ban with immediate effect[15].
The Pakistan Cricket Board later blamed Inzamam for the Oval Test forfeiture; adding that the forfeited match had made the board susceptible to a claim of £800,000 by the ECB as compensation. However, later on, the result of the Oval Test was changed by the ICC and called a draw.
Inzamam's disciplinary record is as follows:
v India at Toronto, September 14, 1997 - assaulted a spectator. Banned for two one-day internationals, suspended ban of one further match.
v South Africa at Newlands, April 23, 1998 - dissent at umpire's decision. Fined 50 percent of match fee, with a suspended ban of one limited overs match.
v Sri Lanka - March 12-16, 2000 at Karachi - criticising the attitude of the Sri Lankan players. Received severe reprimand.
v West Indies - May 25-29, 2000 in Antigua, West Indies - dissent over umpiring decision. Fined 50 percent of match fee.
v England - June 23, 2001 at Lord's - showing dissent at the umpire's decision. Fined 50 percent of match fee and suspended for two one-day internationals.
v India, March 16, 2004 at Rawalpindi - conduct contrary to the spirit of the game. Fined 50 percent of match fee.
v West Indies - February 1, 2005 at Perth - for not controlling his players as captain. Fined 100 percent of match fee.
v India - March 24-28, 2005 at Bangalore - showing dissent at an umpire's decision by action or verbal abuse. Fined 30.5 percent of match fee.
v India - March 24-28, 2005 at Bangalore - charging or advancing towards the umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing. Banned for one Test match.
v India - April 5, 2005 at Visakhapatnam - abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings. Reprimanded.
v England - August 17-21, 2006 at the Oval - bringing the game into disrepute. Banned for four ODIs.
v Ireland - March 17, 2007 at Jamaica - failure to ensure that his team met the minimum over rate requirements. Fined 50% of match fee.

Anil Kumble Biography.

Full Name

Anil Radhakrishna Kumble
Birthday
Oct 17, 1970Birth

Place

Bangalore
Country

India
Batting

Right hand batsman
Bowling

Right arm leg-break googly bowler
Teams

India, Northamptonshire, ACC Asian XI, Karnataka, Leicestershire
Test Debut

Against England at Old Trafford on 09-08-1990
ODI Debut

Against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium on 25-04-1990

Anil Kumble Profile
An unorthodox, right arm leg spin bowler, this tall, bespectacled (now contact lens-ed), captain of Karnataka, who started life as a medium-pacer is India`s most effective strike bowler in both Tests and ODIs. The onl bowler other than Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in an innings, a feat not easy to achieve. He made his debut in England in 1990, alongside Narendra Hirwani, raising hopes of a resurgence in the art of leg-spin. But it was not until his recall against South Africa sixteen months later that he proved his abilities on the International stage. Since then he went from strength to strength. It is his well concealed googly and flipper, along with his genuine medium-pace faster balls that are his strike weapons rather than the leg-break which he turns little. He is unfailingly economical and in the 1995 English county season became the first bowler in 5 years to capture more than 100 wickets. A useful lower-order batsmen, with first-class centuries to his credit, Kumble has often done a sterling job holding up the sagging tail for India. Suffering from being over-bowled, Kumble recieved a well deserved rest from the national side in 1997, missing the tour of Sri Lanka and the Sahara Cup but was recalled to the national side to face Sri Lanka.

Career
Kumble is a right-arm leg spinner with an unorthodox style, most famous for his flipper. He started his career as a medium pacer, which has given him a useful faster delivery. He relies more on accuracy, variations and bounce than spinning the ball.[6] His unique bowling style can be attributed to matting pitches in Bangalore which assist top-spin and over-spin.[10]
He made his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad in November 1989, taking 4 wickets and bagging a pair. He was selected for India Under-19s against Pakistan Under-19s, scoring 113 in the first test and 76 in the second. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in the Australasia Cup on 25 April 1990. He also made his Test debut in that year on India's tour of England in the second Test. It was when India toured South Africa in 1992 that he established himself as a quality international spinner, taking 8 wickets in the second Test. Later that year, when England toured India, he took 21 wickets in just 3 Test matches at an average of 19.8.
He took his first 50 Test wickets in just 10 Test matches, the fastest an Indian bowler had achieved the milestone. He went on to become the second fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets (in 21 Test matches), after Erapalli Prasanna. On 27 November 1993, he took 6 wickets for 12 runs in an ODI against the West Indies at Calcutta, a new record for best bowling figures by an Indian, one that has remains unbeaten till date.
His performance in ODI cricket peaked in 1996, the year in which the World Cup was held in Asia, when he took 61 ODI wickets at an average of 20.24 and an economy rate of 4.06.
Kumble is one of only two bowlers ever (the other being Jim Laker) to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in Delhi between 4 February and 8 February 1999, although by failing to dismiss Pakistan's Waqar Younis in either innings, he missed out on the achievement of dismissing all 11 batsmen in a Test match. It has been said that once he had got 9 wickets his friend and teammate Javagal Srinath tried not to take a wicket so that Kumble could take the 10th.[citation needed] The achievement was commemorated by naming a traffic circle in Bangalore after him.
On 6 October 2004, Kumble became only the third spinner in the history of Test cricket (after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan) and the second Indian bowler (after Kapil Dev) to capture 400 Test wickets. Reaching the mark took him 30 fewer Test matches than it took Kapil Dev, and 7 fewer than Warne. He is one of only 2 Indian bowlers (the other being Javagal Srinath) and one of only 3 spinners (the others being Muralitharan and Sanath Jayasuriya) to have taken over 300 ODI wickets. In the India-West Indies series of 2006, Kumble took 6-78 in the second innings of the final Test in Sabina Park, Jamaica, and bowled India to a historic series victory; it had been 35 years since a similar series victory. During the first innings of the match, Kumble scored 45 and became the second player in the history of the game (after Warne) to score 2000 runs and take over 500 Test wickets.
On 10 December 2004, Kumble became India's highest wicket taker when he trapped Mohammad Rafique of Bangladesh to surpass Kapil Dev's haul of 434 wickets. On 11 March 2006, he took his 500th Test wicket. On June 11 2006, Kumble passed Courtney Walsh on 520 Test wickets to take 4th place. After returning to India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he announced his retirement from ODI Cricket on 30 March 2007. [11]
On 10 August 2007, Kumble scored his maiden century, with an innings of 110 not out against England to help them finish with 664. He took 118 Test matches to reach his maiden Test hundred, which is a record, beating Chaminda Vaas who had held this record previously with 96 Tests. It was also the only hundred by an Indian in the 3 Test series.[12] He is the only Test cricketer to have taken all ten wickets in an innings and score a Test hundred in his career. A day after scoring his ton, Kumble dismissed Vaughn for his 900th International wicket and 563rd Test wicket, drawing him level with Glenn McGrath. Later he trapped Monty Panesar for an LBW to finish the innings and overtake McGrath in the list of all time wicket takers, only Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne have more wickets.
Anil Kumble is perhaps India's best current spinner in a side which is beginning once again to consider fast bowling a viable attacking option.
He is one of the 4 bowlers, alongside Richard Hadlee, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, and the only Indian bowler ever, to have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings more than 30 times. He also holds the world record for the largest number of caught-and-bowled dismissals in tests, 28. His ODI bowling average, which is above 30, is considered high compared to other great bowlers, and he is known to be a much better bowler in India than elsewhere. He is also one of 4 Indian bowlers to have conceded over 250 runs in a Test match, although he took 12 wickets in that match. He is known for bowling tirelessly, having bowled 72 overs in a Test innings once. He is also remembered for his tenacity in bowling even when injured, especially after an incident in a match against West Indies where, despite having his broken jaw being heavily taped, he came back to prise out the wicket of Brian Lara.
His Test batting average is acceptable for a lower order batsmen; however, his unconvincing running in ODIs, giving him a fairly ordinary average of around 10, has prevented him from becoming an all-rounder. His fielding is considered adequate and he usually fields on the boundary or at gully.
On 17 January 2008, in the third Test against Australia at WACA, Perth, Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler and the third in the world to reach the milestone of 600 Test wickets. Kumble achieved the record just after the tea break when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid at first slip. In a friendly gesture, Adam Gilchrist shook hands with Kumble and congratulated him. Kumble would go on to lead India to its first Test victory in Perth and deny Australia a record of 17 consecutive test victories. Kumble's 600 wickets came in 124 matches at an average of 28.68. Kumble has captured most number of wickets against Australia by an Indian bowler. He has taken 104 Australian scalps in 17 matches at an average of 27.5.
Kumble is the third bowler after Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne to take 600 Test wickets. Paying tribute to Kumble on reaching this milestone, cricket analysts have provided some interesting insights to his bowling skills, specifically vis-a-vis Warne and Muralitharan. Sambit Bal, the editor of Cricinfo, writes: [13]
"That he [Kumble] has been an unusual spinner has been said many times before. It has also been said, a trifle unfairly, that he is a unidimensional bowler. Palpably, he has lacked the turn of Warne and Murali, but his variety has been subtler, far more apparent to batsmen than to viewers. He has shown that not only turn and flight that can deceive the batsman but also the changes of length and pace. He has been a cultured practitioner of his unique craft and a master of nuances."
Columnist and former cricketer Peter Roebuck interestingly argues that in a bowling method that relies more on precision rather than big turns, Kumble is closer to fast bowler Glenn McGrath rather than his fellow spinners Warne and Muralitharan: [14]
"Curiously, Kumble has little in common with his two great contemporaries, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan. They relied on excess, spinning the ball ferociously and able, by sleight of hand, to fool batsmen into playing at thin air. They created error by destroying hope. Kumble more closely resembles Glenn McGrath because he does not so much baffle batsmen as torture them with precisely-pitched deliveries. Like the Australian, he does not tear opponents apart, just works away methodically till the deed has been done. Apparently he is an engineer, but he belongs in the courts of law as an inquisitor."
During the 4th test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on 25 January 2008, Kumble was only 13 runs short of his 2nd test hundred by scoring 87 runs off 205 balls, with 9 fours in India's first innings of 526. Only Sachin Tendulkar scored more than him, with a masterful 153 runs off 205 balls.