da dobrowin： Ace Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble, laid low and out of cricket actionafter the shoulder surgery in January this year, has returned tocompetitive cricket, amid firm indications that he would be fit wellin time for the South African tour in October
da stake casino： 11-Jul-2001Ace Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble, laid low and out of cricket actionafter the shoulder surgery in January this year, has returned tocompetitive cricket, amid firm indications that he would be fit wellin time for the South African tour in October.Kumble bowled 14 overs, taking three for 49, last weekend, enablingYoung Cricketers to score a narrow two-run win over DooravaniCricketers in a Karnataka State Cricket Association Group I DivisionIII league tie.This was first competitive outing for Kumble after his shouldersurgery in January. "It felt good. It was nice to go out there in themiddle and start bowling in a match again," he said.Kumble, who has bagged 550 international wickets – 276 in Tests and274 in one-dayers – had said recently he was much stronger and wouldbe ready for the South African tour. He added he was doing fine buthad to work on his bowling and get the confidence back.After returning about two months back from South Africa, where theprogress of his shoulder surgery by specialist Dr. Fergusson wasreviewed, Kumble has been bowling in the nets regularly and followingthe rehabilitation programme. He is bowling five overs per day now butneeds to go up to 20 overs per day to think about Test level and hopesto reach that level soon. He has said he did not want to hurry thingsand wants to be 100 per cent certain of his recovery before comingback to international cricket.
