: Watch: End of a 117-Test wait – Anil Kumble's historic century against England at The Oval #IndiaNEWS At The Oval in England in 2007, India piled on 664 runs in their first innings, their fourth-highest

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Watch: End of a 117-Test wait – Anil Kumble's historic century against England at The Oval #IndiaNEWS
At The Oval in England in 2007, India piled on 664 runs in their first innings, their fourth-highest total in Test cricket at the time.However, there was just one centurion. In a batting line-up that included the likes of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, you’d be certain that it would be one of these illustrious names to get the big score.But that honour belonged to Anil Kumble. In an innings where Tendulkar, Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik all missed their tons by a whisker, Kumble didn’t falter and crossed the three-figure mark.Kumble, to be fair, was always a handy batsman. In a career that lasted 132 matches, he scored 2506 runs and also had five fifties to his name.With India 1-0 up in the series, Kumble walked out to bat with his team in a strong position in the third Test. Replacing Tendulkar who was dismissed for 82, Kumble’s job was to support Dhoni and take India to a score where it would be difficult to lose the match and thus seal a rare series win on English soil.Kumble slowly grew into the innings as Dhoni went berserk at the other end. He scored the majority of his runs...Read more

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