Tatenda Taibu recalls Rahul Dravid's advice to counter spin legend Anil Kumble

Former Zimbabwe skipper Tatenda Taibu on Sunday revealed vice he received from Rahul Dravid to play better against spin legend Anil Kumble.

Taibu said that he got vice after match between India and Zimbabwe concluded. He revealed that Dravid vised him to play with his bat ahe of p.

 'I got vice from Dravid to...': Taibu

"When Anil Kumble got me out 3 out of 4 times in my first 2 tests in India. I got vice from Dravid, (after match drinks) to play him like a slow medium pace bowler but WITH bat infront of ps while still playing late. And mostly importantly watching ball very closely. It can be learnt fairly easy. It's just getting timing of looking to come forward on front foot without committing and WATCHING ball as opposed to looking at ball," Taibu tweeted.

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Tatenda Taibu's cricketing career

In his cricketing career that spanned for more than a dece from 2001-2012, Taibu h represented Zimbabwe in 28 Tests, 150 One Day Internationals, and 17 T20Is. 

wicket-keeper batsman h held record for being youngest test captain in history when he captained Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka back in 2004. To be precise, Taibu h held record for over 15 years i.e. from May 6, 2004, to September 5, 2019, until Afghanistan leggie Rashid Khan.

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Harare cricketer h represented two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders in inaugural edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. He only got to feature in three matches in that season and was t retained by franchise for following season. 

Taibu decided to bid ieu to all forms of game in July 2012 to focus on his work in church.

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(With ANI Inputs)