Kumble slams a ton... He did 'it'... What's more, he took the longest. 16 years n 118 tests... Phew.. That's actually quite a long time... Done it, nonertheless..
I was a child back then when I first watched this bespectacled lean spinner and I had no idea why were they playing someone bowling at half a fast bowler's speed. I was a child and wasn't quite familiar with spin. Later on it turned out, he wasn't that slow after all. He was rather quick for a spinner and well, at times it was only his action that suggested he was a spinner, the pace sometimes putting V. Prasad to shame. He was bestowed upon with many titles like "shortest run-up fast bowler" but he went on going about his job. One day, 7 years back I think, Pakistan happened and he rose to become the only one to share honours with Jim Laker. Around the same time, he was denied a century against South Africa, running himself out as he ran out of partners. Yesterday he achieved what none of the other so far had. He is the 1st Indian batsman to score a century on this tour. funny eh?? Life is.
Tonight we'll be raising a toast to Kumble... Join in ;)
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