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Vinod Kambli

Full Name
Vinod Ganpat Kambli
Born
18-01-1972 Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Current Age
50 years old
Major Teams
India
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Bowling Style
Off-break
Vinod Kambli

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Vinod Kambli Biography

Had it not rained through the five days in Kandy, Vinod Kambli could well have completed 1,000 runs in his first 10 Tests. In any case, after his 10th Test, his aggregate stood at 937 runs at 93.70 with 4 hundreds and 3 fifties. After the 7th Test his average had been 113.28.

However, the next 7 Tests brought him 147 runs at 14.70 and a detectable weakness against the short ball. Additionally, his interpersonal skills could do with lots of improvement. He did not play any Test after that. His international career, which had seen scores of 224, 227, 125 and 120 in his 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th Tests, with the 5th being rained off, did not take off again.

There were several returns to the ODI side, but that was it for him in the Test world. He ended his career with 1,084 runs at 54.20.

It is said he did not have the temperament, was found out and such mythology is widely believed. However, we forget that he continued to score huge runs in First-Class cricket, hammering hundreds till the very end, proving again and again that he had plenty of that curious ingredient no one can quite define but find handy as an excuse for omission — ‘Test-match temperament’.

He did indeed fail in his last 7 Tests, but each and every one of the middle order men who played from the late 1990s through the first decade of the 2000s did undergo patches of bad form far beyond these many matches.  For example, from late 2000 to early 2002 Sourav Ganguly scored 482 runs at 22.95 over 14 Tests, double the number that Kambli failed in. Every batsman has such a phase that Kambli went through. Perhaps it was way too premature to dump him forever.

To put things into perspective, in his first 16 Tests VVS Laxman scored at 24.07 with 5 fifties in 30 innings. If he had not hit 167 at Sydney, he could have been discarded forever, much like Kambli was. One shudders to even think of such an eventuality.

Given that he ended with a near-60 First-Class average (which seems quite remarkable given Ganguly ended with an average in the early 40s in First-Class cricket), the temperament argument is rather nonsensical. The lad who collaborated in that superlative partnership with Sachin Tendulkar in his school days was definitely not as exquisitely rounded as the maestro. But, he perhaps had plenty in him to work at the gaps in his technique and forge an international career way more protracted than what he ultimately managed.

He later played for Boland. He contested the 2009 Assembly Election but lost. He also tried his hand in both Hindi and Kannada movies.

Arunabha Sengupta

Vinod Kambli Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 17 21 1084 1 227 54.20 1816 59.69 4 3 124 6 7 0
ODIs 104 97 2477 21 106 32.59 3444 71.92 2 14 187 20 15 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 12 11 205 3 106 25.62 285 71.92 1 0 16 1 1 0

Vinod Kambli Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ODIs 104 4 7 1 7.000 10.50 4.000 0 0 1/7 1/7
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1/7

Vinod Kambli Career statistics

Test Debut

India v England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, January 29, 1993

Last Test

India v New Zealand at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, November 8, 1995

ODI Debut

India v Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, October 18, 1991

Last ODI

India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, October 29, 2000

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Vinod Kambli Recalls Sachin Tendulkar’s Knocks: Feb 24 Must be Included in Cricketing History

Tendulkar's knock had helped India to post 401/3 in the fifty overs and the MS Dhoni-led side defeated South Africa by 153 runs.

Playing For Team India Is on The Cards: Vinod Kambli Hails Yash Dhull After Ranji Ton

Kambli lavished praises on Yash and said the batter is just one good season away from donning the senior Team India jersey.

How 50 Feels…: Sachin Tendulkar’s Cheeky Birthday Wish for Old Friend Goes Viral | Friendship Goals

Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to wish his old friend Vinod Kambli, who turned 50 on Tuesday.

Root Bhai Aur Kitna Naak Me Dum Karoge: Kambli’s Tweet Draws Hilarious Response

Eng vs Ind: Hailing the English skipper on his purple patch, Kambli - as an Indian fan - asked Root how much more does he plan to hurt ...

Sachin Tendulkar Challenges Vinod Kambli, Gives Him One Week To Get The Rap Done | WATCH VIDEO

Tendulkar gave Kambli merely a week to prepare for it. The 'Cricket Wali Beat' song was performed by Tendulkar along with singer Sonu ...

‘A well wisher and always supported me’ – Sachin Tendulkar leads tributes for Madhav Apte

From Sachin Tendulkar to BCCI, cricket fraternity mourns the death of former India international Madhav Apte.

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