Former cricketer Vinod Kambli turned 53 on January 18. Kambli was once very famous on the cricket field, although this trend did not last long. Very soon he disappeared from the world of cricket and today the situation is such that he is not able to even walk properly. Various types of diseases have surrounded this player. Everyone is aware of his illness and poor condition but on the occasion of his birthday we will tell you about his special connection with number 9. After all, why was he so fond of the number 9 and why he used to put nine-nine grips on his bat. Vinod Kambli once revealed the secret of his number 9 connection during an interview. Kambli had told in the interview, if we add 9 and 9, we get 18 which is my favorite number. Let us tell you that Vinod's birthday is also on 18th (January).

What was Kambli's connection with number 9?

Very few people would know about Vinod Kambli that Kambli used to play with 9-9 grip on his bat. He also told the king behind it. According to Kambli, one or two grips did not strengthen his grip on the bat. In such a situation, he used to use 9 grips. Kambli had told that, it took me one and a half hour just to mount 9 grips. Due to this, he would even get blisters on his hands. The former cricketer had further said that he had scored runs in the Hero Cup while playing with nine grips on the bat. He had scored in front of West Indies and all the teams. He had said, 'I found this comfortable and the figure remained at nine'.

Made comeback 9 times in ODI

Kambli has another special connection with number 9. In fact, he had made a comeback in ODI cricket for Team India nine times. This disclosure was also made by Kambli himself in this interview. When he was asked about his nine comebacks, the former cricketer had said, 'I would like to thank the selectors for giving me so many opportunities. By making nine comebacks, I broke the record of Mohinder Amarnath, who had made eight comebacks. Let us tell you that Kambli played 117 ODIs between 1991 and 2000 and scored 2477 runs with the help of 2 centuries.