Virat Kohli Wasn’t Happy With Anil Kumble For Not Standing Up For The Players And Creating A Tense Atmosphere: Ratnakar Shetty In 2017, less than a year after taking over as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, Anil Kumble stepped down in a dramatic turn of events citing an ‘untenable’ relationship with Virat Kohli. Surely, Dr Sridhar would not have told Viru to apply of his own volition,” he added. I remembered my conversation with Viru in May and told Anil about it. Rai said in front of the entire gathering, Anil included, that the same process would have to be repeated soon! Anil was stunned and so was I. Rai then asked me what process had been followed by the Board to appoint a coach for the national team in 2016.” Anil was present physically, while Virat was to participate virtually. “Both Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji (Committee of Administrators) were attending. Anil and Virat Kohli, who by then had become the all-format captain, were to make a presentation on the way forward for Indian cricket, at this meeting. The game was preceded by a meeting of the CoA. “I flew to Hyderabad a few days later for the IPL final. Ratnakar Shetty further revealed that BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) had held a meeting a day before the IPL final in 2017 where it was shockingly announced that the process of finding the new head coach of the Indian team will be followed soon. I was taken aback when Viru informed me that Dr Sridhar had advised him to apply for the position of the coach of the Indian team,” he wrote. “I happened to meet Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar at the Wankhede Stadium, on the eve of an IPL game between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab, in the second week of May. “The events leading up to the resignation of Anil Kumble as coach of the men’s team after the ICC Champions Trophy final in June 2017 showcased the murkiness that had steadily crept into the corridors of the Cricket Centre. Ratnakar Shetty recalled meeting legendary batsmen openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag during an IPL game in Wankhede Stadium when the latter had informed that Dr Maturi Venkat Sridhar, former BCCI General Manager, had advised him to apply for the role of head coach of the Indian cricket team. Virender Sehwag Reuters Photo Ratnakar Shetty: Anil Kumble Was Shocked As Vinod Rai Said The Process To Appoint Coach Would Be Repeated Soon My years in BCCI‘, that the conversation regarding Anil Kumble’s exit had started months before and was “taken aback” when former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag informed him about the same during an IPL match. The infamous fallout between the former India skipper Virat Kohli and ex-India head coach Anil Kumble in 2017 remains one of the “darkest phases” of Indian cricket.įormer Team India manager Ratnakar Shetty revealed this in his book ‘ On Board:. Anil Kumble had stepped down from his role as Indian coach following India’s humiliating defeat to Pakistan in June 2017 Champions Trophy final, after declaring that Virat Kohli had reservations about his style.
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