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The sudden decision by Anil Kumble to retire from Test cricket brings an end to the era of wonderful cricket. It is sad that Anil Kumble will not bowl for India again.Kumble has been the most successful skipper, greatest match-winner at home and overseas and also the only second bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings in Test cricket. The extraordinary game of Kumble claiming 10 wickets in an inning confirmed his placed in the pantheon of world cricket.A fantastic achievement made during the career-span of 18 years, Kumble's 131 Tests brought him 619 wickets and 271 ODIs yielded 337 victims, but statistics seldom enthralled him.A jumbo-gentleman cricketer with a champion heart, Anil Kumble played his game in true spirit on which every captain leant. This leg-spinner icon will be a role model for upcoming bowlers, who leaves behind a legacy which calls for putting the team before self.Indian cricket will certainly become poorer for his absence. Anil Kumble's excellent sporting skills and passion for cricket hailed him as the best admired sporting icon in India.