Updated On: 12 July, 2023 01:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Anil Kumble reminisced an incident involving his wife when he walked out to bowl with a bandaged face and a broken jaw, deciding to challenge the likes of Brian Lara during the Antigua Test in 2002

Anil Kumble with a bandaged face and a broken jaw during the Antigua Test in 2002 (Pic: AFP)
Indian spin great Anil Kumble reminisced an incident involving his wife when he walked out to bowl with a bandaged face and a broken jaw, deciding to challenge the likes of Brian Lara during the Antigua Test in 2002. To which, his wife Chethana thought, he was 'probably joking', Kumble recalled.
The former India head coach rates Lara as one of the toughest batters he had bowled to, as the Prince of Trinidad has three shots for one delivery. But Lara's feared reputation was not good enough to stop Kumble from producing one of the bravest acts in cricket, as he sent down 14 consecutive overs and dismissed the batting legend with a wired jaw.