Kumble should last for 600

By John Cheeran
Anil Kumble is to Indian bowling what is Sachin Tendulkar to Indian batting.
Tendulkar is the highest scorer in Tests for India.
Kumble is the highest wicket taker in Tests for India.
Tendulkar is a national icon and all India is obsessed with the little master.
But Kumble is the quintessential quiet Indian, the provincial boy.
Kumble recently completed his 100th Test match and today in Mohali he has gone past another milestone. 500 wickets.
It is a remarkable achievement for any bowler, anywhere in the world.
But we have overlooked time and again Kumble for the meretricious ones.
Indian captaincy should have gone from Mohammad Azharuddin to Anil Kumble.
Sourav Ganguly usurped, what was rightfully Kumble’s, thanks to Jagmohan Dalmiya’s clout. There were no mourners, not even in the Karnataka Cricket Association since Brijesh Patel and company considers Dalmiya their blood brother.
Now with Dalmiya gone, Ganguly has been cast away, but this gentleman leg-spinner from Bangalore carries on his good work for Team India.
Skipper Rahul Dravid realizes what a gem he has got in Kumble. He is a true match-winner.
No wonder then Dravid said recently that if Kumble can sit out of a game without any complaints, everyone should be ready for it.
How I wish that statement echoes in the ears of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.