Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, is India's highest Test wicket-taker (619 Test wickets — the third-highest in Test cricket history) and the only Indian bowler to ever take all 10 wickets in a Test innings (against Pakistan at Delhi, February 1999). He captained India in Tests (2007–08) and now serves as head coach of multiple IPL franchises.
His Parents
Father: K. N. Krishnaswamy — engineer at Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), Bangalore.
Mother: Saroja Kumble — homemaker.
His Brother
Dinesh Kumble — elder brother; engineer.
His Wife: Chethana Ramatheertha
Chethana Kumble, née Ramatheertha, is Anil's wife. They married in 1999. Chethana had a daughter, Aaruni, from a previous marriage. Aaruni was raised by Anil as his own daughter.
Their Children
Aaruni Kumble — Chethana's daughter from her previous marriage, raised by Anil since infancy.
Svasti Kumble, born around 2000 — daughter.
Mayas Kumble, born around 2005 — son.
The Kumble Family Tree at a Glance
Family Origins: Bangalore Kannadiga family.
Parents: K. N. Krishnaswamy (HMT engineer); Saroja Kumble (homemaker).
Brother: Dinesh Kumble (engineer).
Wife: Chethana Kumble née Ramatheertha (married 1999).
Children:
- Aaruni Kumble (Chethana's daughter from previous marriage)
- Svasti Kumble (b. ~2000)
- Mayas Kumble (b. ~2005)
Anil Kumble:
- Born 17 October 1970, Bangalore
- The Holy St. Joseph's Convent; National College, Basavanagudi; R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore (Mechanical Engineering, 1991)
- Test debut: 9 August 1990 vs England, Manchester
- 132 Tests, 619 wickets (avg 29.65); 271 ODIs, 337 wickets
- 10-wicket Test innings: 10/74 vs Pakistan, Delhi, 7 February 1999 (only second bowler ever, after Jim Laker)
- Captained India in Tests (Nov 2007 – Nov 2008); 14 Tests, 3 wins
- Padma Shri (2005)
- Chief Coach of India (June 2016 – June 2017)
- Head Coach, Punjab Kings (IPL, since 2020)
- Founder, Jumbo Academy and Tenvic sports management
What the Kumble Family Story Teaches Us
An HMT-engineer father. A homemaker mother. An engineer brother. A wife who came with a daughter from a previous marriage — raised by Anil as his own. Three children, one biological, one biological, one through marriage. From one Bangalore engineering household came one of the greatest leg-spinners in cricket history.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Kumble story carries the same lesson. Step-children raised as your own become your children, with no asterisk. Aaruni is one of three Kumble daughters and sons on the family record, the same as the two biological children. Write all three down equally. The tree records family, not biology.
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