Perth, Jan 17: Having become the the third bowler in the world to scalp 600 Test wickets, Indian skipper Anil Kumble today admitted he was motivated to prove his critics wrong and criticism spurred him to strive for better results.
"Right through my career, there have been a lot of criticisms, critics who egg you on to go out and prove yourself," said a visibly happy Kumble after the second day`s play at WACA.
"Whenever I was out of the team there was something for me to get better," he added.
Kumble has been an unconventional bowler during his career so far but he said in order to succeed it never really mattered to him.
"What is important for a bowler is to put doubts in the mind of the batsmen, something which I have been able to do for all these years.
"It doesn`t matter whether you bowl bouncers, swing it, spin or bowl it with pace. The important thing is to create doubts in the mind of a batsman." Fittingly, Kumble`s 600th wicket came off a catch by his state pal Rahul Dravid who has taken the most catches -- 56 -- off his bowling. Also at hand was Adam Gilchrist, the not out batsman for Australia, at the crease.
"He (Gilchrist) had called me up from Bangladesh when I took my 500 Test wicket and today, at the end of the day, I jokingly told him it would have been great if he was my 600th victim," he said.
Bureau Report
