On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, October 17, it was the birthday of legendary Indian cricketer Anil Kumble. The former cricketer who is popularly known as Jumbo in the cricketing world received thousands of wonderful birthday wishes on different social media platforms.
Many Indian cricketers wished the legend of the Indian cricket on Twitter with amazing birthday tweets. Here is a compilation of the birthday wishes by famous Indian cricketers.
A very happy birthday to one of the finest players & an amazing human being. Always inspiring. Have a wonderful year ahead @anilkumble1074.
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) October 17, 2017
A perfect role model, an inspiration to many and a very humble man. Happy birthday @anilkumble1074! God bless. pic.twitter.com/2u41DG9Q7R
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 17, 2017
Wish you a very happy birthday, Kumbels! You have been an inspiration for generations together and will continue to be one. pic.twitter.com/3vqMpqhu6E
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 17, 2017
On Dhanteras, wishing one of India’s greatest Dhan @anilkumble1074 bhai a very happy birthday.
Jai jai Shiv Shambho,
Happy Birthday Jumbo ! pic.twitter.com/avEDcOgeWJ— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 17, 2017
Anil Kumble was in the news a lot after he stepped down as Indian cricket team’s coach and blamed Virat Kohli for his decision in a public post.
Looks like BCCI hasn’t forgotten those days yet. The BCCI posted a cold tweet on Kumble’s 47th birthday. Instead of calling him former Team India’s coach, BCCI called Anil Kumble “former Team India’s bowler”. The board has now deleted their old tweet but its screenshot is still going viral on the internet.
BCCI @BCCI deletes tweet on Anil Kumble @anilkumble1074 after attack. Damage control mode now #cricket pic.twitter.com/QMurVOfZF2
— APRAMEYA .C (@APRAMEYAC) October 17, 2017
The tweet attracted much negative attention. BCCI’s birthday tweet for Kumble made his fans really angry. People slammed BCCI for disrespecting the legendary cricketer. Here’s how Kumble fans reacted:
BCCI trolling Kumble on his birthday!
— Nishith (@Nicks103) October 17, 2017
He was also coach for a year, you know? Like, last year
— Deepak Sarathy (@DeepakSarathy) October 17, 2017
@BCCI @anilkumble1074 …he is not only a bowler.. he is one of the best coach for # TeamIndia. So @BCCI pls don’t utter a tweet like this.
— Riyas Rahman KSD (@RiyasRahmanKsd) October 17, 2017
Should have used “legend” word ☺
— Virat Kohli (@ViratsSena) October 17, 2017
@BCCI u always proove u r bunch of jokers not surprised on jumbo
— jatin upadhyay (@jatin_up) October 17, 2017
Such is an influence of Virat Kohli that even BCCI forgot Anil Kumble was once the Indian captain and coach, as well.
— Gautam Sodhi (@GautamSodhi1) October 17, 2017
After seeing the backlash, BCCI soon deleted their tweet and posted a new one. However, the board still didn’t address Kumble as Team India’s former coach rather used words like “Former Captain” and “legend”.
Here’s wishing a very happy birthday to former #TeamIndia Captain Mr. Anil Kumble #Legend #HappyBirthdayJumbo pic.twitter.com/uX52m8yYif
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 17, 2017
So what is the reason behind such cold tweet on Kumble’s birthday? Do share your opinion in the comments section below!
