A biography for Anil Kumblehasn’t been written yet.
“I certainly believe Bengaluru is a wonderful place to live in, equipped with all the amenities one would expect from a leading city. Its contemporary, cosmopolitan, vibrant and forward-thinking set-up definitely sets it apart.”
“I am not someone who goes through emotions; but it is always tough when your time is up and you know that you have to give up something which you have loved and played for all these years.”
“When I first played, I had the belief that I could go out there and win matches but when people saw me first I don't they had the belief. I had to be able to be able to prove, to tell them you can count on me.”
“If I am trying to set up someone then I might go up to the keeper and say that I might bowl down the leg side. That's where you feel that if the 'keeper has a longer stint, he will read you better.”
“I feel the only way you feel the pressure is when you think it is an important match or series. If you feel that every time you go out into the middle the match is important then pressure ceases to exit.”
“There is a vast difference between playing Pakistan at home and away. I clearly recall, going into the quarter-finals at the Chinnaswamy stadium in 1996, that the pressure eased a bit when I stepped into a stadium where I had practically grown up as a cricketer.”
“Everyone in India wants the team to beat Pakistan, just as everyone in Pakistan wants their team to succeed. It's one match where the result matters, not really how you play.”
“At the end of the day, the bowlers have to get 20 wickets to win a Test match. I'm sure they do have a little bit of brains to get those wickets.”
“I believe that any ball can take a wicket.”
“I think each one has his own style. I think, with me, I have always commanded the respect of my captains and I have always set my own field.”
“Cricket has always been about using street smarts and putting the opposition under pressure, on the field and off it.”
“Getting 20 wickets in test cricket will win you matches and that will be the focus.”
“Captains realise over a period that if they plan right and understand the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition, luck attaches itself to their side.”
“I just want to go out and enjoy my game and ensure that I contribute to the team's success, to whatever I was doing before. I would like to continue that if not better whatever I was doing. It's important for me to ensure that we win every time we go out, that's the personal target and team goal.”
“I have always felt it is better to lose in pursuit of victory than to kill a game with defensive tactics.”
“I think it's important for every individual to have a vision, to have an aim. If you don't have an aim, you don't think; if you don't think, you can't achieve.”
“I became captain after playing 17 years for India so probably I became captain by default because nobody else wanted it.”
“It will be wonderful to get into the Indian dressing room as the coach. I am really looking forward to the challenge and the huge responsibility. I know there will be a lot of expectations and that is something which I am looking forward to.”
“Diabetes is a silent killer and awareness about the same is certainly lacking, hence I felt there was a need for me to get involved and assist in creating the required awareness.”
“Performance comes only when there is confidence. And for a player, his confidence increases if he knows his team-mates are confident of him, the media is confident of him, the fans back him.”