Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, a towering frame of Kannadiga decency and dignity, and Australian discipline, determination and dedication, not to speak of towering achievements, has bid goodbye from Test match cricket, leaving a sudden and gaping hole in Indian cricket.

“Jumbo”, as the Bangalore legspinner was christened by Navjot Singh Sidhu because his deliveries “took off” like a jet plane, grounded his aircraft on his favourite 22-yard runway in the nation’