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He grew up in Chembur, Mumbai. He retired from all forms of cricket in 2000, and has taken up coaching. In his brief international career, Kuruvilla played in thirty-five international matches, ten Tests and twenty-five One Day Internationals, all in the same calendar year. [3]
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Kuruvilla took 35 wickets in his first full season for Bombay in 1991-92 and although widely expected to make the tour of South Africa in 1992-93, was overlooked.
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Aug 19, 2020 · Shell Colony was a middle- and low-income neighbourhood, predominantly South Indian, and a great place to grow up in as a cricket-obsessed boy.
The towering giant, Abey Kuruvilla, bowled with diligence and devotion for Mumbai in the domestic circuit. However, he got the chance to represent India late in his career. He still made cri...
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- Kerala origins. Kuruvilla is one of the few Test cricketers to emerge from Kerala. He was born in Kerala but has lived for most of his life in Mumbai, where he learnt the art of fast bowling.
- Degree. In a chat with ESPNCricinfo in the late 1990s, Kuruvilla revealed that he was pursuing a degree in science in Mumbai. However, his Bachelor of Science degree remained incomplete due to cricketing commitments.
- Gentle giant. Kuruvilla is a towering figure at 6’5’’, but is very gentle and quiet in nature. His quiet demeanour didn’t go with his imposing figure of a fast bowler.
- Stumbling into cricket. As a youngster, cricket wasn’t a priority for Kuruvilla. However, in his early 20s, he tried out for the University team and had done well to impress the selectors.
Oct 12, 2016 · Kuruvilla picked up his only international five-for — 5 for 68 — in the third Test at Kensington Oval where he, along with Prasad and Dodda Ganesh, bowled out the hosts for 140.
Abey Kuruvilla is a 6ft 6in tall fast bowler who was born on 8 August 1968. He is a former Indian pace bowler of the mid-1990s. Abey Kuruvilla’s notable thing was his height and broad frame. He grew up in Mumbai lead the pace attack on the tour of the West Indies in 1997.
