Anil Kumble Quits as Head Coach
Anil Kumble has stepped down as Indian cricket team’s head coach just days after the Men in Blue lost to Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy final. Kumble, who was expected to join the Indian cricket team in the West Indies after an ICC board meeting, has decided to call it quits. Amitabh Choudhary, Acting Secretary of the BCCI, said “We wish to place on record our sincere appreciation for the immense contribution by Anil Kumble to the team which enabled India to attain the No.1 Test position. After Sunday’s defeat against Pakistan, the Indians were totally incommunicado.
No Solution to Coach Crisis
The Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising former stars Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman, has so far drawn a blank in finding a solution to the coach crisis. Senior BCCI functionaries, speaking on condition of anonymity, now wonder if Kumble’s appointment in June 2016 was a step in the right direction. Kohli’s cold relationship with Kumble was clearly visible during the Champions Trophy. During nets, the captain and coach hardly interacted.
