Vinod Kamble is a former Indian cricketer who played for the Indian national cricket team from 1991 to 2000. He is also a cricket coach at his Khel Bharti Sports Academy and MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) Academy. He is a childhood friend of Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from playing cricket, he also tried his hand at acting and appeared in several films.
Wiki/Biography
Vinod Kamble was born on Tuesday 18 January 1972 (age 51; as of 2023) in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India. He did his primary education at Our Lady’s, Marine Lines, Mumbai and then moved to Shardashram Vidyamandir, Dadar, Mumbai. His educational qualification is only 10th standard. He lived in a poor family of 18 members in Chawli, Mumbai. His father was a mechanic. He had a desire to become a cricketer since his childhood. He often played this game.
Childhood photo of Vinod Kamble and Sachin Tendulkar
He, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Kutto (classmate of Sachin and Kamble) played together at Shivaji Park under their coach Ramakant Achrekar.
Vinod Kamble with Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Couto
Earlier, the trio (Sachin, Kamble and Ricky) studied in different schools, but later, on the suggestion of their coach Ramakant Achrekar, they were admitted to Shardashram Vidyamandir in Dadar. As a kid, Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar put together a record partnership of 664 runs for Sharadashram Vidyamandir, who amassed 748 for two against St. Xavier’s School in the semi-finals of the Harris Shield tournament. Kambli scored 349 runs in this innings. The duo were stopped by their coach Ramakant Achrekar, who forced them to declare an innings.
Vinod Kamble and Sachin Tendulkar in their 664 run partnership
family
Kamble was born to Ganpat Kamble and Vijaya Kamble.
Father of Vinod Kamble
Mother of Vinod Kamble
He has three brothers; Virendra Kamble, Vidyadhar Kamble, Vikas Kamble and sister, Vidya Kamble.
Vinod Kamble’s family members, siblings and parents
In 1998, he married Noella Lewis, who worked as a receptionist at the Blue Diamond Hotel in Pune.
Vinod Kamble with his first wife Noella Lewis
The couple later divorced and Kamble married model Andrea Hewitt. He has a son named Jesus Cristiano Cambli and a daughter named Johanna Cristiano.
Vinod Kamble with his second wife and son
Vinod Kamble with his wife and children
Career
He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 1989-90 season. In the first Ranji Trophy match, he hit the first ball for a six. Due to his good performances in first-class cricket, he was selected for the national team and made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 1991. The following year, he made his Test debut against England at the Eden Gardens. His first ODI hundred came against England in 1993, on his birthday. He scored his maiden Test century against England in the second Test match. He scored 224 runs.
Vinod Kamble while playing the stroke
In the next Test match, he again scored a double century (227 runs) against Zimbabwe. With back-to-back centuries, he became the fastest Indian batsman to score 1000 runs in just 14 innings. He scored four centuries in his Test career. When he was only 24, he played his last Test match in 1995 against New Zealand. His decline in cricket started after the 1996 Cricket World Cup. His form has also dipped as he has scored just one 50+ score in his last 22 ODI innings. On 29 October 2000, he played his last ODI. After that, he again failed to select the national team. Formally, he announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket in 2009 and from first-class cricket in 2011.
records
- He held the record for the highest Test average (54.2) by an Indian (20 innings or more).
- In his cricketing career, he held the record of being the fastest Indian to score 1000 Test runs. As of 2019, he still holds the record.
- He is the first Indian cricketer and one of the few cricketers to score an ODI century on his birthday in 1993 against England.
confrontations
- In 2009, he appeared on the reality show ‘Sach Ka Saamna’, where he said that his friend Sachin Tendulkar could help him through tough times. He also said he was deeply hurt when Sachin did not mention his name in his retirement speech at the end of the 200th Test and did not invite him to the party he hosted after his retirement.
- In 2015, he and his wife were accused of torturing the maid Soni Sarsali. His housekeeper Soni Sarsal also lodged an FIR against Kamble and his wife. According to Soni Sarsal, Kamble and his wife Andrea did not allow him to return home and illegally detained him for three days when he asked for his salary.
- In July 2018, Kambli and his wife Andrea assaulted singer Ankit Tiwari’s father Raj Kumar Tiwari at a mall in Mumbai. Raj Kumar Tiwar filed a complaint against Vinod Kamble and his wife for allegedly punching him in a mall.
- On 27 February 2022, he rammed his car into the gate of his residential society in Bandra, Mumbai, following which he was arrested by the police and later released on bail. According to sources, the cricketer also had an argument with the watchman and some residents of the residential complex.
- On 3 February 2023, a complaint was filed against him by his second wife, Andrea, at the Bandra police station, accusing him of assaulting her in the presence of their two children. In the complaint, Andrea said that under the influence of alcohol, Kamble was violent and tried to hit her with a pan and a stick, resulting in head injuries.
the chosen ones
- Food: Mutton Biryani, Tandoori Chicken, Fried Fish
The facts
- He once revealed that he stole something from home to buy a cricket bat.
- As a child, Kamble traveled with his kit in crowded local trains from Kanjurmarg to Shivaji Park for training.
- When Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut, Kamble was selected for India U-19.
- Kambli and Tendulkar did a Pepsi ad with then captain Mohammad Azharuddin.
- When the Indian team lost to Sri Lanka in the semi-finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup, Kamble went to the dressing room in tears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hnyOk2uRc
- When he was dropped from the Indian team, he played for Boland Province in the South African domestic league.
- In 2002, he tried his luck in acting; He got his first chance in Ravi Devan’s ‘Annarth’ starring Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty. In 2009, she also appeared in another Bollywood film ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat’. In 2015, Kamble was seen in the Kannada film, Bettanagere.
- In 2009, he joined a political party, the Lok Bharat Party. He was appointed as the vice president of the party. He also contested the 2009 Maharashtra Assembly elections from the Vikhroli seat, but lost the election by a wide margin.
- On 15 August 2009, he established a cricket academy named “Khel Bharti Sports Academy” in Mumbai. In the same year, he also participated in Bigg Boss season 3.
- In 2010, Kambli converted to Christianity. He was baptized at St. Peter’s Church, Bandra, Mumbai.
- In 2011, he supported Anna Hazare’s India Campaign Against Corruption. In the same year, journalist Kunal Purandar wrote his biography titled Vinod Kamble: The Lost Hero.
Biography of Vinod Kamble
- On 29 November 2013, Kambli suffered a heart attack while driving and was rushed to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, where he soon recovered.
- In 2016, he made a guest appearance in the 3rd season of Comedy Circus.
- BJP MP Dr. Udit Raj made a controversial tweet on December 27, 2016. He wrote that Kamble was excluded from cricket because he was a Dalit. However, later, Kambli himself denied such a statement on Twitter.
Vinod Kamble’s answer to Udit Raj
- According to sources, Kamble would join the BJP in 2017. He also met the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and discussed issues related to sports in rural areas of the state.
Vinod Kamble’s meeting with Devendra Fadnavis
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