CNN-IBN's panel of experts Anil Kumble and Kris Srikkanth believe that India are the favourites to go all the way and lift the ICC Champions Trophy for the second time. Both Kumble and Srikkanth said the Indian team has been completely dominating throughout the series putting up top-notch performances and they do not see any side posing a real threat to the men in blue.PAGE_BREAK ...
01:31 PM, Jun 17, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Anil Kumble previews the ICC Champions Trophy encounter between India and Pakistan at Birmingham on Saturday. ...
08:30 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Dubai: Former captain Anil Kumble Sunday said India will miss the services of Sachin Tendulkar when they enter the field for the first time without the batting great in a world-level tournament but insisted the team has enough young talent to do the job in the Champions Trophy. "It is never easy but the Indian team has a good set-up. "It will be the first time India will be in...
06:20 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Kolkata: Harbhajan Singh on Saturday credited Anil Kumble for his impressive comeback in the IPL, which has helped Mumbai Indians set up a summit clash with Chennai Super Kings, and said encouraging words from the former India captain helped him regain his lost mojo. Harbhajan's 22 wickets from 18 matches say a lot about how well he bowled in the league. "Anil bhai keeps telling me to back myself in...
11:30 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: The Anil Kumble-led technical committee of the BCCI on Monday discussed the proposal of introducing Day and Night games in the National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The only domestic one-day tournament that is played under floodlights is the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, but the technical committee that met under Kumble's stewardship, also wants Vijay Hazare Trophy matches to be played under lights. "We even...
07:55 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday suggested that BCCI should approach senior players such as Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to bring about improvements in system so that youngsters could be stopped from going astray. "What the BCCI can do is to ask the guys on the ground, guys like Dhoni, Tendulkar, Kumble and Dravid. They should come together because they know what was exactly happening on the...
09:05 PM, May 17, 2013
Dharmashala: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been declared fit and may play in Mumbai Indians' IPL match against Kings XI Punjab here on Saturday. Tendulkar missed his side's last match against Rajasthan Royals due to a sprain on his left hand. "Sachin has recovered from the injury and is fit now, he may play tomorrow at Dharamsala," said Anil Kumble, Mumbai Indians' chief mentor. Fans visiting the HPCA stadium here...
08:47 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Snubbed by the ICC, V Jayadevan, who devised the VJD System for calculating target scores in interrupted limited-overs matches, has requested the apex body's cricket committee chairman, Anil Kumble, to include his appeal in its agenda. Jayadevan's requests for using VJD results as an official record for professional league matches (like in IPL) etc. had been turned down by the ICC. "Mr. Anil Kumble as a chairman has...
05:54 PM, May 01, 2013
Kolkata: Welcoming batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to the club of 40, former India skipper and Mumbai Indians mentor Anil Kumble on Tuesday said a win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday will be the best way to celebrate April 24 - the maestro's birthday. "I welcome Sachin to the club of cricketers past 40 and wish him all the best. The best way to celebrate his birthday would be a...
07:27 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The Reliance-owned IPL franchise made several significant changes and acquisitions during ahead of IPL 6, which could potentially reflect in their 2013 success. ...
11:48 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Mumbai Indians will begin their campaign against Royal Challengers in Bangalore on April 4. ...
04:24 PM, Mar 29, 2013
The BCCI technical committee has discussed the possibility of introducing monetary incentives for teams that put in an extra effort to register outright wins in Ranji Trophy. ...
05:28 PM, Mar 25, 2013
The offspinner claimed his 28th wicket on Sunday, surpassing Anil Kumble's record of 27 attained against Australia in 2004-05, and finished with 29 for the series. ...
02:48 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The left-arm spinner reached the milestone of 100 wickets in his 22nd Test, third behind Erapalli Prasanna and Anil Kumble, but in terms of days Ojha is the quickest. ...
11:02 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Warne blamed the defensive mindset of captains as the primary reason for the decline of the craft he mastered and glamorised in his illustrious 15-year-old career. ...
09:36 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Kumble said the general consensus was that the newly introduced format for Ranji Trophy is good but most of the teams wanted a longer gap in between the matches. ...
06:19 PM, Mar 05, 2013
The one-day meet will discuss the 2012-13 season and invite suggestions from the captains and coaches for improvements. ...
04:40 PM, Feb 26, 2013
CNN-IBN debates whether MS Dhoni's 224 against Australia in the first Test is one of the best innings by an Indian batsman. ...
10:57 PM, Feb 25, 2013
