[3] Kuruvilla lead the pace attack on the tour of the West Indies in 1997, when Javagal Srinath was sidelined with a rotator cuff injury.

While he returned adequate figures from that tour, and bowled decently in subsequent Test matches on flatter pitches, he was dropped from the team.

He added, "A lot of young boys are coming up and I have to make room for them, there is no specific reason.

[5] He was the main reason behind selection of Pravin Tambe in Rajasthan Royals IPL team.

On 10 February 2022, Kuruvilla quit his selection committee post as he completed his five years tenure with the board.