DDCA curator Radhey Shyam Sharma has no doubts about the fact that Kumble will surely be back with a bang at the venue but would also like to see Amit Mishra in the line-up bowling with the skipper."Mishra and Kumble are two completely different bowlers. It is unfair to compare Kumble with any other spinner. Mishra on the other hand, is the orthodox leg-spinner, who has the ability to deceive batsmen with his flight and spin. Kumble can't surely be called a spinner and there is no harm in playing with both Mishra and Kumble in the match," Sharma said.
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Kumble or Mishra? Back in the late 70s and early 80s when West Indies ruled World cricket, a chant always went up from the stands, especially if you happened to be playing in the volatile amphitheatres of Jamaica, Barbados or Port of Spain. "If Roberts and Marshall don't get you, Holding and Garner will." Such was the aura and quality of the West Indies attack.Similar chants would go up on Indian grounds when the great Indian spin quartet of B Chandrasekhar, Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and S Venkataraghavan bowled in tandem in the 60s and 70s.After what transpired in Mohali, Indian fans can start singing to the Aussies, "If Ishant's seam won't get you, Zaheer's swing will. If Bhajji's doosra won't trap you, Mishra's googly will."And mind you, we haven't even mentioned Kumble, who is waiting to explode on his favourite track at Kotla once the series begins again after a week's gap in the Capital on October 29. There's plenty of ammo waiting in the wings too, just in case players get injured or suspended. The speed, swing and aggression of Sree Santh, the accuracy and bounce of Munaf, the utility of Irfan Pathan and the swing of RP Singh. Pencil in the precocious talents of Piyush Chawla and Pragyan Ojha too and you're looking at a well-rounded unit. Tendulkar returns to top 20 batsmen in ICC Test rankings India great Sachin Tendulkar has proved again that he still has what it takes to make an impact at the highest level.
Before the second Test against Australia, he had slipped to 24th place in the Reliance Mobile ICC player rankings for Test batsmen, his lowest position for 15 years. But the 35-year-old has broken back into the top 20 batsmen and now sits in 19th position after scoring 88 and 10 not out in the Mohali Test against Australia. Tendulkar now has Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman in his sights as both have lost ground in the latest rankings. Australia left-hander Michael Hussey has slipped from the number-one perch to third position. West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul takes his place, while Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka moves up to the second spot. Australian captain Ricky Ponting has dropped one place to fifth after scoring just seven runs in the match while Virender Sehwag (up one place to 10th) and Michael Clarke (up two places to 13th) enjoyed more success in the top 20. The other big movers include Gautam Gambhir, who moves up eight positions to 29th place after innings of 67 and 104, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who progresses seven places to 37th, and Sourav Ganguly, whose century in the first innings gave him a two-place boost to 23rd on the list. New Zealand's Daniel Vettori in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong has netted him the 31st spot in the latest batting rankings. India's Harbhajan Singh with a match haul of 49-12-96-5 in the Mohali Test is back into the top 10 Test bowlers. He is now India's top-ranked bowler, taking over from Zaheer Khan who slips one place to 12th spot. Australian Mitchell Johnson is 30th in the list, while Ishant Sharma is in 31st position. Twenty-five-year-old leg-spinner Amit Mishra is a new entry at number 50 after taking seven wickets for 106 runs in a dream debut against Australia. Vettori now sits in 14th position in the bowling ladder, up seven places in the latest rankings. Retired spin legend Shane Warne has hailed Sachin Tendulkar on becoming Test cricket's highest run-getter, saying that a batsman of his class and skill deserved to be on top of the run heap.
"I just think he has a class about him. I just take my hat off to him. It's everything about him. The way he conducts himself on and off the field, the pressure he's under with a billion people watching him every time he goes out to bat, the way he handles decisions, he's pure skill," Warne told British radio broadcaster talkSPORT.
Warne would not forget the beating he got from the Indian master batsman during Australia's tour of India in 1998.
"Bowling to him in the mid-1990s, when I thought I was at my best and I thought a lot of the Australian bowlers were at their best, the way he played quick bowling and spin bowling was just fantastic.
"It was always a challenge to bowl to him. You knew if you bowled well then you would get him out, if you were lucky. If you didn't bowl that well he would smash you all over the park," he added.
Warne had also rated Tendulkar ahead of Brian Lara as the best player in his recently released book 'Shane Warne's Century' in which he picked 100 cricketers he had played with or against.
He also said that though Australians were 'outplayed' by India in the second Test at Mohali, they could bounce back.
"Australia just didn't play that well. They are 1-0 down in the series and it will be tough for them. But I'm sure they'll bounce back. I thought India were fantastic. I thought their bowling was outstanding, their batting was good, and their tactics were good. They just generally outplayed Australia," he said 
Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara, whose Test aggregate (runs) was surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar at Mohali last week, has tipped Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting to eventually take the Test run-scoring record from the Indian batting maestro.
Tendulkar overtook Lara's record of 11,953 runs during the first day of the second Test match against Australia on Friday to which Lara said he was proud of passing on the mantle to the little master, who he said had been outstanding for so many years.
"I feel that Ponting still has a few years of Test cricket left in him and could play 30 or 40 Tests matches more. He has already 10,000 Test runs under his belt. So it is one of those records that if you play long enough and you score runs consistently, you are capable of doing it," Lara has been quoted as saying in the Australian media.
Lara had passed another former Aussie skipper Allan Border's record in the Adelaide Test in 2005. Tendulkar is nearly two years older than Ponting and has 2000 runs lead over him, but still Lara expects Ponting to be the next man to top the Test tallyTaking a dig at critics clamouring for his retirement, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said he converted stones thrown at him into milestones.
"People sometimes throw stones and you converted them into milestones," Tendulkar said after surpassing West Indian legend Brian Lara's earlier record 11953 Test runs.
The master batsman, however, said becoming Test cricket's highest run getter was the biggest achievement of his career.
"It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career. It can't happen overnight. The journey has been fantastic with ups and downs. It was a process of success," he said.
Tendulkar said he wanted not to think of the record much but it (the thought) kept on creeping in his subconscious mind.
"I wanted to shift the focus on cricket and not think of the record. But whoever I meet they keep on reminding me (of the record," he said.
Asked what he decided to do before coming to bat today, Tendulkar said, "I knew I need 15 runs to get past Lara's record. But I had decided to keep it simple, concentrate on just watching the ball."
He said in his 19-year career he was not much concerned about creating personal records.
"I wanted to play my best game against the opposition not break records and while doing that if I break records, its a just a reflection of what I have been able to contribute as a player for Indian cricket," he said.
Tendulkar, however, could not hide the glee of achieving the world record against Australia, India's intense rivals of late.
"I would have preferred to get my record earlier. But it's nice that it has come at the right time. Australians are the top side and to get it against them was a special moment and I treasure this."
He was, though, disappointed to get out on 88 without making a hundred which would have made the match more memorable for him.
"It's disappointing that I got out, the aim was to stay there till the end and start afresh innings tomorrow but got a good ball. I thought I was a fraction late to judge that ball and get on the front foot, rather than holding there because the new ball does different things."Paceman Zaheer Khan took three wickets in four balls Tuesday to erase Australia's last, limited chances of forcing a draw and propel India to a comprehensive 320-run victory in the second cricket test.
Australia, which resumed the last morning at 141-5 chasing an unlikely 516, lasted 18.4 overs on the fifth day after being rocked by Khan, who finished with 3-71.
The defeat was Australia's seventh-heaviest by runs and comes only a week after it missed opportunities to win the first test at Bangalore. India, which recorded its largest victory by runs over any opponent, leads the four-match series 1-0 and is seemingly in complete control in the subcontinental conditions.
Khan ensured it would be a quick finish when he crashed through Brad Haddin's weak defensive push to the sixth ball of the day and the wicketkeeper left with 37.
"Overall it was the perfect game for us," said Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who stood in as captain for the injured Anil Kumble. "We got the perfect start after winning the toss and we were up to the mark in all departments."
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said his lineup lost the ascendancy on the opening day.
"Right from the first morning India were aggressive and took the momentum away from us," he said. "We've been under pressure and fighting from the start. They deserved to win, they outplayed us in every aspect."
When Haddin's stumps were shattered, so were Australia's hopes of saving the match after an 84-run partnership between Haddin and Michael Clarke.
In Khan's next over he had Cameron White caught behind for 1 when he pushed at the ball outside off stump and was caught by Dhoni.
It was Khan's second wicket in three deliveries and he added his third immediately by bowling Brett Lee.
All 10 fielders were placed within 15 meters of the bat for the hat-trick ball, which Mitchell Johnson defended. Khan's seven-over spell in the morning returned figures of 3-27, including two maidens.
"Zaheer is bowling at his best," Dhoni said. "His commitment is great, he is fit, he bowls his heart out. His form is brilliant right now and hopefully he can continue it."
Johnson (26) stayed with Clarke in a 50-run partnership, hitting some impressive drives until he popped a simple catch back to the bowler Amit Mishra.
The only bright spot for Australia was Clarke's half-century, but he finished the match when he pulled to Virender Sehwag off Mishra on 69.
Despite the convincing all-round success, Dhoni remained wary of top-ranked Australia for the remainder of the series.
"Australia is still a strong side," he said. "It's just that we are doing our job in a brilliant way, with our batting, bowling and fielding."
Australia was reduced to 58-5 after tea on the fourth day to end its unlikely chances of victory.
Harbhajan Singh's three wickets either side of the break put India on track and Ishant Sharma chipped in with two wickets before the short recovery of Clarke and Haddin.
The first test in Bangalore was drawn and India will head to New Delhi for the third match starting Oct. 29 looking to wrap up the series and regain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
Australia will have a three-day break between tests and Ponting said it was important for he and his players to "clear our minds."
"We're not accustomed to being behind in a series, and not accustomed to doing so badly," he said.
Dhoni was named man of the match for his run-scoring double of 92 and 68.
"The pleasing thing was that everybody contributed, there were five wickets to Amit Mishra, then Gautam Gambhir's innings," he said. "I was bit surprised (to be man of the match). It's good that it goes to someone from our side, it depicts that your side has had the upper hand." in Sign up