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Vinod Kambli

Personal Profile

Vinod Kambli
  • Birth Name:
    Vinod Ganpat Kambli
  • Date of Birth:
    January 18, 1972
  • Place of Birth:
    Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism

Family

Vinod Kambli
  • Spouse:
    Andrea

Career

Vinod Kambli
  • Profession:
    Sportsman
  • Debut:
    India vs England at Kolkata, 1st Test, 1992/93

Trivia

Vinod Kambli
  • In August 2009, Indian TV channels reported that Kambli opened Khel Bharti Sports Academy in Mumbai and declared to retire from his cricket career and teach as a coach in Khel Bharti Academy on 15th Aug 2009.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • Kambli, who started his Ranji trophy career with a six off the first ball he faced, soon followed Sachin in to the Indian team.
    submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
  • Kambli rose to prominence, when he shared an unbroken partnership of 664 in a school match with Sachin Tendulkar.
    submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
  • Vinod Kambli is a former Indian cricketer, who played for India, Mumbai and Boland.
    submitted by - Chotu Dhiman

Quotes

Vinod Kambli
  • “You must be joking. We never talk cricket when we get together.” - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • “I know how it feels to score 300 runs in school cricket. Its not an easy task to reach a triple hundred. He must have concentrated hard.” - Unknown
    submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh

Biography

Vinod Kambli
Last Updated: Monday, November 09, 2009

Vinod KambliVinod Ganpat Kambli is a former Indian cricketer.

He is primarily a left-handed batsman (having just bowled 4 balls in international cricket). The major teams for which he played were India, Mumbai and Boland. He was 17, and Sachin Tendulkar 16, when they put on a world-record unbroken 664 run partnership in a school match.

In his first seven Tests he racked up two double-centuries and two centuries. Although he averages 54 in Test cricket, he is not even in contention for a test berth, due to the fact that there is a perception that he is a ‘minnow basher’, having reserved his highest scores for 1990’s easybeats Zimbabwe and England. He also got into a mess over the short ball and faced disciplinary action numerous times.

He is still remembered for crying when the 1996 World Cup semi-final match between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted due to crowd misbehaviour, and Sri Lanka was declared the winner. He played his last test in 1995 against New Zealand and his last One-Day International (ODI) in 2000 against Sri Lanka.