![]() Early Life of Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli was born in Indira Nagar, Kanjurmarg of Mumbai. He is a childhood friend of the Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He started his Ranji Trophy career with a six off the first ball. He shared a steady partnership of 664 runs with Sachin Tendulkar in a school cricket match against St. Xavier's School. Career of Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli made his One Day International and Test debuts in 1991 and 1992, respectively. He made four centuries including two double-centuries in Tests. He holds the record for the fastest Indian player (14 innings) to achieve 1000 runs in Tests. In 1993, he scored 224 against England at Wankhede Stadium as his maiden test century in his third test. In his next test series he scored 125 and 120 against Sri Lanka. He is also the single cricketer to hit three following test centuries in three innings, all centuries against different countries. ![]() Political Career of Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli joined the ‘Lok Bharati Party’ and was appointed as a vice-president of the party. He contested the 2009 Assembly election from Vikhroli, Mumbai as a Lok Bharati Party candidate and lost the election. Though, he continues to do societal work, he also supported Anna Hazare's campaign of India against bribery in 2011. Movie career of Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli has also appeared as an actor in few films namely ‘Annarth’, ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat’ and ‘Bettanagere’. He made his debut on the small screen on Doordarshan in a serial called ‘Miss India’ in 2002. Cricket Statistics of Vinod Kambli Test centuries of Vinod Kambli are as follows:
ODI centuries of Vinod Kambli are as follows:
Personal Life of Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli first married Noella Lewis in the year 1998. After separating from her, he married model Andrea Hewitt, the couple has a child born in June 2010. After his marriage to his second wife Andrea, he converted to Christianity, naming his son Jesus Christiano Kambli. Journalist Kunal Purandare has penned his biography called ‘Vinod Kambli: The Lost Hero’. |
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