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Kumble announces retirement

India skipper Anil Kumble is to retire at the end of the third Test against Australia.

Kumble, who sat out the second Test in Mohali with a shoulder injury, has missed much of the third match in Delhi due to a finger problem sustained in the field.

The 38-year-old will not play the fourth Test in Nagpur, which starts on Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India Test skipper Anil Kumble Sunday took the cricketing fraternity by surprise, announcing his retirement from international cricket midway through the series against Australia. The ongoing third Test at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here will be Kumble’s last outing and he would not play in the fourth and final Test at Nagpur.

The giant screens at the stadium flashed a one-liner saying: “Anil Kumble has decided to retire after this match and will not travel to Nagpur for the final Test”.

Kumble, who has been going through a form slump missed the second Test at Mohali due to a shoulder injury, bowled Saturday with his injured left-hand heavily bandaged.

The leg-spinner is the highest wicket-taker for India with 619 wickets in 132 Tests.