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Kumble enthralls fans at Shyam Bhatia Awards
Anil Kumble was the chief guest at the 18th Shyam Bhatia Awards.
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Not many in the audience were aware that Kumble's international cricket debut was in Sharjah in April, 1990 when he was selected for the Indian ODI team. Reminiscing his first ever tour, Kumble revealed that he didn't even have a passport to travel when he was picked for the Indian ODI team to play in Sharjah. "When I got picked I had to runaround for my passport to travel to Dubai and the first passport I got said only to the UAE," he remembered. "I started my career here, played a lot of matches and wonderful to be back (in Dubai)."
The former Indian captain and coach is one of the most genial cricketers in the world and at the same time very tough on the field. Nicknamed 'Silent Assassin', Kumble bowled 40,850 deliveries in his 18-year-long career and there are plenty of incidences during this journey. He was coaxed into talking about some by the master of ceremony, Gautam Bhimani and Coward.
What he narrated reflected two personalities of the leg spinner - tough as nails side and then his humbleness. In 2002 Antigua Test, Anil Kumble, coming into bowl with his jaws strapped, is one of the most inspiring moments of the game. It looked a certain end to Kumble's tour after that nasty blow to his jaw from a Merv Dillion bouncer. But, to everyone's surprise the soft-spoken bowler walked into bowl with a heavily strapped jaw.
"That was the best way to get (Brian) Lara out," he said with a slight chuckle. "He (Lara) was not looking at the ball but got scared looking at my jaw," he said as the audience outside Shyam Bhatia's museum lawns burst out laughing. In a lighter vein he said: "That was the best variation to get him out." Then added matter of fact that he knew his shoulder was fine and he could bowl so he came on to bowl.
When Kumble speaks, it is obvious that the subject turns to his 10 wickets at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground against Pakistan in 1999. "I give credit to Sachin (Tendulkar)," he said.
Explaining the logic, Kumble called Tendulkar his luck charm. "He (Tendulkar) took my cap and sweater to give it to the umpire when Pakistan were 100 for no loss in chase of 420 for victory," he revealed. He had Shahid Afridi caught behind by Nayan Mongia for the first Pakistan wicket at 101.
"After I got Shahid Afridi, he (Tendulkar) continued to take my cap and sweater to give it to the umpire and I kept taking wickets," he said.
It was an absorbing evening for fans and cricketers in Dubai for which everyone was thankful to Shyam Bhatia. "This is (a) beautiful journey of my life. Cricket is not only my passion but part of my life," said Bhatia.
"This year we are giving the lifetime achievement award to Mr Abdulrehman Bukhatir, who has done wonders for cricket-loving people in the UAE.
Lifetime Achievement Award : Abdulrehman Bukhatir
Best Umpires Dubai Cricket Council Shiju Sam
Abu Dhabi Cricket Council Mohammad Wahid Butt
Sharjah Cricket Council Shabbir Ali
Ajman Cricket Council Irfan Khan
Best Lady Cricketer of the Year Nisha Ali
Best Individual Junior Cricketer
Dubai Cricket Council Aaryan Lakra
Abu Dhabi Cricket Council Anwer Khan
Shajah Cricket Council Ansh Tandon
Ajman Cricket Council Shoun Roger
Best B Division Cricketer
Dubai Cricket Council Abid Chaudhry
Abu Dhabi Cricket Council Sunith Sampath
Ajman Cricket Council Babar Ghazanfar
Best A Division Cricketer
Dubai Cricket Council Adnan Mufti
Abu Dhabi Cricket Council Sayed Maqsood
Sharjah Cricket Council Rohan Mustafa
Special Awards for Emerging Champions of Inter State ECB tournament
Dubai Cricket Council Under 16
Dubai Cricket Council Under 19
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