Vinod Kambli, considered one of the brightest stars of the Indian cricket team, is celebrating his 53rd birthday today on 18th January. Vinod Kambli, once known for his extraordinary talent, is today away from the world of glamour. He remained in the news more because of the outside world than his cricket career. Bad addictions ended his cricket career. Let us tell you that there was a time when Vinod Kambli was placed ahead of Sachin Tendulkar. So let us know about some interesting things related to the life of Vinod Kambli on the occasion of his birthday…
Birth and family
Vinod Kambli was born on 18 January 1972 in Indira Nagar, Kanjurmarg, Mumbai. His father’s name was Ganpat Kambli, who was a mechanic. Vinod’s father used to support his family with great difficulty. Vinod Kambli was a person of extraordinary talent. He made his debut in Mumbai’s famous Kanga League with his childhood friend Sachin. Even though Vinod Kambli’s career was short, it was very powerful and full of records.
double marriage
Let us tell you that Vinod Kambli married twice. In which her first marriage was with Noel Lewis in the year 1998. Noela was a receptionist at Hotel Blue Diamond in Pune. But this love life of Kambli could not last long and both of them got divorced. Then Kambli married model Andrea Hewitt. Vinod Kambli also has a son, Jesus Cristiano Kambli, and a daughter.
cricket career
At the age of 16, Vinod Kambli made an unbeaten and brilliant partnership of 664 runs with Sachin Tendulkar in the Harris Shield Trophy. In this match Vinod Kambli scored 349 runs and Sachin Tendulkar scored 326 runs. In this match Vinod Kambli took 6 wickets for 37 runs. Perhaps this was the reason why Ramakant Achrekar also considered Kambli more talented than Sachin. But today Sachin is called God of Cricket. Vinod Kambli is counted among the unsuccessful cricketers of India.
International career
Vinod Kambli played 14 Tests and 104 ODIs in his international cricket career. During this period, Kambli scored 1084 runs in the test with the highest score of 227 runs. He scored 2427 runs in ODI. He played 4 century innings in Test matches and 2 century innings in ODI.
Cricket career drowned due to alcohol
Vinod Kambli, who scored a double century and two centuries at the age of just 21, was of a spoiled nature. He also had a relationship with alcohol. Vinod Kambli’s cricket career did not last long due to his spoiled nature and fondness for alcohol. He last played an ODI match for India in the year 2000.
