Birthday Special: The batsman whose career was drowned in alcohol and youth, the gods of cricket paled in comparison to him.

Sports Desk: Vinod Kambli, former stylish player of the Indian team, was born on 18 January 1972. Vinod Kambli is celebrating his 53rd birthday today. He remained in the news more because of his outside world than his cricket career. Bad addiction ended his career. Vinod Kambli, who was once placed ahead of Sachin Tendulkar, is in a very bad condition today. Recently he has been released from the hospital.

Vinod Kambli's story tells us how important not only talent but also discipline is in life. Vinod Kambli was born in Indira Nagar, Kanjurmarg, Mumbai. His father Ganpat Kambli used to be a mechanic. Vinod's father used to support the family of 7 people with great difficulty. Vinod Kambli's cricket career was short, but powerful and full of records. Sachin's childhood friend Kambli made his debut with him in Mumbai's famous Kanga League.

Had a partnership of 664 runs with Sachin

Vinod Kambli, at the age of 16, had an unbeaten and excellent partnership of 664 runs with Sachin Tendulkar (15) in the Harris Shield Trophy. In that match, Kambli scored 349 runs and Sachin scored 326 runs. But the special thing is that in this match Kambli also took 6 wickets for 37 runs. Perhaps for this reason Ramakant Achrekar also considered Kambli more talented than Sachin. But today Sachin Tendulkar is called the God of Cricket and on the other hand, Kambli is counted among the unsuccessful cricketers of India.

Vinod Kambli's international career

Vinod's career in international cricket lasted only for 14 Tests and 104 ODIs. During this period, he scored 1084 runs with the highest score of 227 runs in Tests while he scored 2427 runs in ODIs. Vinod played 4 century innings in Test and 2 century innings in ODI.

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double marriage

Vinod Kambli married twice in his career. She first married Noel Lewis in 1998. Noela was a receptionist at Hotel Blue Diamond in Pune. This love life did not last long and resulted in divorce. After this Kambli married model Andrea Hewitt. Kambli has a son, Jesus Cristiano Kambli, and a daughter.