Anil Kumble

Cricketer, India Test Cap 192

Born: 17th October 1970, Bangalore

My husband Srivathsa and I were at the HAL airport in Bangalore. I think we must have been returning to Mumbai (where we were living) after the 1997 Diwali holidays. As we looked across the crowded departure lobby we saw a familiar face. It was Anil Kumble, an already established Indian cricketer by then. Srivathsa was pretty happy to see him. After all, he was an old classmate at National College Basavangudi (NCB) during PUC (Std 11/12). It was later, while doing engineering, that Anil Kumble got to play for Karnataka. He made it to the Indian team soon after. After exchanging a few words with Srivathsa, Anil graciously signed in my book and then we left to catch our flight.

Anil Kumble (Pic: Wikimedia commons)