On Dhanteras wishing one of India's greatest dhan Anil Kumble a happy birthday, tweets Virender Sehwag

Kumble couldn't have got birthday greetings better than how Sehwag chose to wish his former India team-mate on his 47th birth anniversary.

File photo of leg-spin legend and former India captain Anil Kumble (PTI)

New Delhi: Anil Kumble couldn't have got birthday greetings better than how Virender Sehwag chose to wish his former India team-mate on his 47th birth anniversary, calling him 'one of India's greatest dhan (asset)' on the festival of Dhanteras.

But Viru, who led the queue of Indian cricketers wishing the leg-spin legend on Tuesday, didn't stop there. He went on to make the best use of Kumble's nickname 'Jumbo', which would have surely brought a smile on the face of Karnataka man.  

"On Dhanteras, wishing one of India's greatest Dhan @anilkumble1074 bhai a very happy birthday. Jai jai Shiv Shambho, Happy Birthday Jumbo !" Sehwag tweeted.

On Dhanteras, wishing one of India's greatest Dhan @anilkumble1074 bhai a very happy birthday.
Jai jai Shiv Shambho,
Happy Birthday Jumbo ! pic.twitter.com/avEDcOgeWJ — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 17, 2017

Kumble, who of late was the coach of Indian team before being replaced by Ravi Shastri, played 132 Tests and 271 ODIs before he quit the game in 2008, ending a glittering career spanning 18 years. 

Among his 619 Test wickets, the most famous 10 came in one single innings in a 1999 Test match against Pakistan at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground. 

Kumble also took 337 wickets in ODIs.