Vinod Kambli

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vinod Kambli

| image = Vinod_Kambli_at_Mumbai_Marathon_2007_(7)_(cropped).jpg

| caption = Kambli in 2007

| fullname = Vinod Ganpat Kambli

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India

| country = India

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right arm off break

| role = Batsman

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1991–2000

| testdebutdate = 29 January

| testdebutyear = 1993

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 198

| lasttestdate = 8 November

| lasttestyear = 1995

| lasttestagainst = New Zealand

| odidebutdate = 18 October

| odidebutyear = 1991

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| odicap = 80

| lastodidate = 29 October

| lastodiyear = 2000

| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka

| club1 = Mumbai

| year1 = 1989–2011

| columns = 4

| column1 = Tests

| matches1 = 17

| runs1 = 1,084

| bat avg1 = 54.20

| 100s/50s1 = 4/3

| top score1 = 227

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| column2 = ODIs

| matches2 = 104

| runs2 = 2,477

| bat avg2 = 32.59

| 100s/50s2 = 2/14

| top score2 = 106

| deliveries2 = 4

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 7.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/7

| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 129

| runs3 = 9,965

| bat avg3 = 59.97

| 100s/50s3 = 35/44

| top score3 = 262

| deliveries3 = 777

| wickets3 = 10

| bowl avg3 = 49.70

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 2/15

| catches/stumpings3 = 56/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 221

| runs4 = 6,476

| bat avg4 = 41.24

| 100s/50s4 = 11/35

| top score4 = 149

| deliveries4 = 156

| wickets4 = 1

| bowl avg4 = 159.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 1/7

| catches/stumpings4 = 50/–

| date = 4 February

| year = 2006

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| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/vinod-kambli-30009 Cricinfo

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Vinod Kambli ({{audio|Vinod_Kambli.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 18 January 1972){{Cricinfo}} is an Indian former international cricketer, who played for India as a left-handed middle order batsman, as well as for Mumbai and Boland, South Africa.{{cite book|author=Kunal Purandare|title=Vinod Kambli: The Lost Hero|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GmYpYAAACAAJ|access-date=31 May 2012|year=2011|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|isbn=978-81-241-1582-4}}{{cite web|title=Kambli to play in South Africa|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/aug/21kambli.htm|work=Rediff.com|author=Ashish Magotra}} Kambli became the first cricketer to score a century in a One-day International on his birthday.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1100331.html |title=Birthday bullies, ODI oldies and poultry-laden Tests |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 June 2017}} He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.

He has the highest career batting average for an Indian test cricketer of 54{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?class=1&id=6&type=team|title=India Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=17 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Test/Batting/Highest_Career_Batting_Average.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=cricketarchive.com|access-date=17 July 2019}} but he played his last test when he was just 23 years old. Thereafter, he was only considered for One Day International matches, although his last appearance in that format was also at the young age of 28.{{cite web|title=Killing of Kambli|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/killing-off-kambli/201371

|publisher=Outlook|author=Tarun J Tejpal|date=15 May 1996|access-date=8 March 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/derekpringle/2318495/Kambli-the-rising-star-who-ran-himself-out.html|title=Kambli the rising star who ran himself out|last=Pringle|first=Derek|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=7 August 2007|access-date=17 July 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}

He has appeared as a commentator on various television channels and worked with a Marathi news channel as a cricket expert for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/videos/special-chat-with-former-cricketer-vinod-kambli-on-majha-katta-abp-majha-669849|title=Majha Katta | क्रिकेट विश्वचषकाच्या निमित्ताने माजी क्रिकेटपटू विनोद कांबळी यांच्याशी खास गप्पा | माझा कट्टा | ABP Majha|date=1 June 2019|website=marathi.abplive.com}}{{Cite web|last=sarthak|title=Cricket Commentators You Don't Know About I Cricketfile|date=17 May 2021|url=https://www.cricketfile.com/cricket-commentators/|access-date=18 May 2021|language=en-US}} He has also been a part of various reality shows and done a few serials and Bollywood films as an actor. He played a supporting role in the Kannada film Bettanagere.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Vinod-Kambli-suffers-heart-attack-Kannada-debut-to-bedelayed/articleshow/26571526.cms|title=Vinod Kambli suffers heart attack, Kannada debut to be delayed?|author=Taniya Talukdar|date=29 November 2013|publisher=timesofindia|access-date=27 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Vinod-Kamblis-Junglee-avatar-for-Kannada-film/articleshow/49516176.cms|title=Vinod Kambli's Junglee avatar for Kannada film|author=Kavya Christopher|date=27 October 2015|publisher=timesofindia|access-date=27 October 2015}} Kambli is currently on the Cricket Improvement Committee for Mumbai Cricket Association{{cite news |last1=Harit Joshi |first1=Clayton Murzello |title=I need work, I have a family to look after: Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/i-need-work-i-have-a-family-to-look-after-former-india-cricketer-vinod-kambli-23241328 |access-date=17 August 2022 |publisher=Mid-Day |date=17 August 2022}}

Early life

Vinod Kambli was born into Maharashtrian family. He hails from Bhadakambe, Sakharpa (Ratnagiri). He is a childhood friend of the Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.{{cite book|title=India today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qgYAQAAMAAJ|access-date=31 May 2012|date=April 1993|publisher=Aroon Purie for Living Media India Ltd.}}

School cricket and later

He shared an unbroken partnership of 664 runs with Sachin Tendulkar in a school cricket match against St. Xavier's School, Fort. Kambli contributed 349 runs before their coach Ramakant Acharekar forced the pair to declare the innings; he then took six wickets for 37 runs in St. Xavier's first innings.{{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Scorecards/581/581432|name=Shardashram Vidya Mandir English Medium School, Dadar v St Xavier's High School}}

File:Sachin and Kambli.jpg during their school cricket days.]]

Kambli started his Ranji Trophy career with a six off the first ball he faced. He made his One Day International and Test debuts in 1991 and 1993, respectively. In Tests, he made four centuries including two double-centuries. He also holds the record for the fastest Indian player (14 innings) to reach 1,000 runs in Tests.{{cite web|title=RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / BATTING RECORDS / FASTEST TO 1000 RUNS|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283173.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2017}}

International career

He scored 224 against England at Wankhede Stadium in 1993 as his

maiden test century in his third test. In the next test against

Zimbabwe, he scored 227. In his next test series, he scored 125 and 120

against Sri Lanka. He is also the only cricketer to hit three

consecutive test centuries in three innings against three

different countries. In his 17 Tests, he averaged 69.13 in the first

innings, and just 9.40 in the second innings, with a difference of

59.73.

He made his ODI debut in 1991 against Pakistan during the Wills

Sharjah Trophy. He played world cup tournaments in 1992 and 1996. He has

2 ODI centuries into his credit: 100 not out against England at Jaipur

in 1993 on his birthday, setting the record for becoming the first batsman to score an ODI hundred on his birthday{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/867239.html|title=Birthday hundreds, and the fastest to 2000 Test runs|work=Cricinfo|access-date=25 May 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://sports-nova.com/2015/04/24/birthday-bashes-cricketers-who-made-it-big-on-their-birthdays/|title=Birthday Bashes: Cricketers who made it big on their birthdays|last=Pushp|first=Pushkar|date=24 April 2015|website=Sports-nova {{!}} Live Scores, Current Sports News, Articles and Quiz|access-date=25 May 2017}} and 106 against Zimbabwe at Kanpur in the 1996 World Cup.

He played his last Test match at the age of only 23^[11]

while he played his last ODI in the year 2000 and formally announced

his retirement from first-class cricket on 22 September 2011.^[12]

Image:Vinod Kambli graph.png

He played for Boland province in the South African domestic circuit.{{cite news |last1=Prior |first1=Marcus |title=Kambli makes career move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/2223649.stm |access-date=29 April 2020 |publisher=BBC UK |date=29 August 2002}}

Coaching

On 15 August 2009, Kambli launched his Khel Bharti Sports Academy{{cite web|title=Kambli awaits Sachin's visit to new academy|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2009/aug/170809-Vinod-Kambli-Sachin-Tendulkar-Khel-Bharati-Sports-Academy.htm}} in Mumbai and announced his retirement from cricket as he wished to coach at Khel Bharti Academy.

He has been the Head Coach for the MCA Academy in BKC, Mumbai.

Kambli fulfilled a position within Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy between 2018 and 2022.{{Cite web |date=16 November 2018 |title=Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli train children at cricket camp in Pune |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-vinod-kambli-cricket-camp-pune-5449125/ |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He finished his full time role as TMGA Head Coach for the Academy at DY Patil, Navi Mumbai in early 2022.

Personal life

Kambli first married Noella Lewis, a Catholic at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Poona.{{cite web|url=https://sabrangindia.in/interview/everyday-one-learning-values-teachings-and-rituals-another-religion-noella-kambli|author=Noella Kambli|title=Everyday one is learning the values, teachings and rituals of another religion|date=10 September 2021|accessdate=12 September 2021}} She worked as a receptionist at Hotel Blue Diamond (in Pune) in the year 1998.[http://www.uniblogger.com/en/Vinod_Kambli Vinod Kambli]. uniBlogger.com. Retrieved on 14 July 2014.[http://www.sabrang.com/cc/comold/august98/noella.htm Story- July 1998] Sabrang.com. Retrieved on 14 July 2014.

After separating from her Kambli married fashion model Andrea Hewitt. The couple has a child born in June 2010.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070519/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-13/off-the-field/28148884_1_vinod-kambli-andrea-cricketer Times of India]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (12 January 2010). Retrieved on 14 July 2014.

After his marriage to his second wife Andrea, Kambli converted to catholicism, naming his son Jesus Christiano Kambli.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/vinod-kambli-16-facts-about-one-of-the-biggest-waste-of-talents-in-cricket-history-498925|title=Vinod Kambli: 16 facts about one of biggest wastes of talent in cricket history|date=18 January 2017|access-date=10 November 2017|author=Nishad Pai Vaidya|publisher=Cricket Country}} Kambli has stated that he respects all religions.{{cite web|title=Christ has come home!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/Christ-has-come-home/articleshow/6999985.cms|date=12 December 2010|access-date=10 November 2017|last=Chaturvedi|first=Vinita|work=The Times of India}}

Journalist Kunal Purandare has penned his biography called Vinod Kambli: The Lost Hero.

Health

On Friday, 29 November 2013, Vinod Kambli was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, following a heart attack. Kambli was taken ill while he was driving from Chembur to Bandra and suddenly stopped the car. A policewoman on duty, Sujata Patil noticed he could not drive and arranged to rush him to Lilavati Hospital. Kambli underwent angioplasty on two of his blocked arteries in 2013.{{Cite news |date=30 November 2013 |title=Vinod Kambli suffers heart attack while driving |language=en |work=NDTV |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/vinod-kambli-suffers-heart-attack-1526712 |access-date=16 January 2022}}{{Cite news |date=29 November 2013 |title=Former batsman Vinod Kambli suffers heart attack: Reports |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-batsman-vinod-kambli-suffers-heart-attack-reports/articleshow/26576861.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 January 2022}} In August 2024, a video of Kambli being disoriented and struggling to walk surfaced on the internet, raising wide-spread concerns on his health once again.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-06 |title=Fans shocked and worried as viral video shows 'unwell' Vinod Kambli struggling to walk properly |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/fans-shocked-and-worried-as-viral-video-shows-unwell-vinod-kambli-struggling-to-walk-properly/articleshow/112305927.cms |access-date=2024-08-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |title=Vinod Kambli Caught On Camera Struggling To Walk Properly? Social Media Abuzz With Shocking Video {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/vinod-kambli-caught-on-camera-struggling-to-walk-properly-video-shocks-fans-6271214 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}

Politics

Kambli joined the Bhakti Shakti Party{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20090204/1169412.html|title=Kambli joins Lok Bharati party; announces plans for sports academy|website=news.webindia123.com}}{{cite web|title=Vinod Kambli takes on a different ball game|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=2009020520090205025107529122a5d50|publisher=MumbaiMirror.com}} and was appointed vice-president of the party. He contested the 2009 Assembly election from Vikhroli, Mumbai as a Lok Bharati Party candidate and lost the election.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091028060436/http://cricketnext.in.com/news/kambli-yuvrajs-father-lose-in-elections/44683-13.html Kambli, Yuvraj's father lose in election – IBNLive]. Cricketnext.in.com (23 October 2009). Retrieved on 14 July 2014. In 2011, he supported Anna Hazare's campaign of India against Corruption.

Film career

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Director	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
\| 2002	Annarth	Hindi	Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Preeti Jhangiani	Ravi Dewan	{{cite book\|title=India today international\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XMMAQAAMAAJ\|access-date=31 May 2012\|date=January 2001\|publisher=Living Media India Ltd.\|page=74}}
\| 2009	Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat	Hindi	Ajay Jadeja, Mahi Gill, Satish Shah	V.K.Kumar	Dubbed in Malayalam as Aayiram Varnangal
\| 2015	Bettanagere	Kannada	Sumanth Shailendra, Akshay	Mohan Gowda