Punjab Spinner Bishnoi Lauds Kumble Influence

Kings XI Punjab spinner Ravi Bishnoi hailed the influence of head coach Anil Kumble after he and fellow wristspinner Murugan Ashwin picked up three wickets each to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

The Challengers boast batsmen of the calibre of Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers and Aaron Finch but they were bundled out for 109 after Punjab captain KL Rahul’s unbeaten 132 had taken his side to 206 for three wickets in their innings.

Bishnoi, who turned 20 earlier this month, told reporters he had learned a lot from Kumble, the former India captain and leg-spinner who sits third on the list of most successful bowlers with 619 wickets.