Anil Kumble injured on his shoulder and left the field for few hours and hence couldn't bowl until 3:32 PM (a little over an hour after tea). That was a blow as he could not pair up with Harbhajan Singh.
The fielding coach Robin Singh came in support of the jumbo and said that he is fit for the rest of the series. There was a question whether Anil Kumble would be fit for the next test match, because he left the field and during Indian innings, he did not come to bat early as he used to it. He sent Harbhajan and then sent Zaheer.
On the morning of Day 5, he again got injured in the thumb while trying to get hold of a caught and bowled chance. Haddin hit the ball hard straight back to him just below the chest level and he couldn't hold on to it.
He again left the field for further treatment. The stand-in-captain Dhoni lead the team during his absence.
Looked like he was low on confidence as well as his body language did not show any aggressiveness. He missed two caught and bowled chance, he missed two run out chances by himself, he did not come to stumps to collect the ball for a run out, did not pick a single wicket in both the innings.
Jumbo, get well soon, come back and knock Aussies Down!
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