Also read: Anil Kumble puts forward bizarre demand to BCCI
In case you didn’t know…
Anil Kumble joined the Indian Team in the capacity of a head coach in June last year. Reports had emerged in March that Kumble would become the Director of the team, with Rahul Dravid likely to be promoted from his current role as the coach of the India A and U-19 team. However, due to the Australia series and the IPL that followed, no decision was made then.
The heart of the matter
In a press statement by the BCCI, Amitabh Choudhary, Joint Secretary of the BCCI, gave the following requirements for those applying for the job:
What’s next?
The applications will have to be sent on or before May 31, 2017. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, former teammates of Anil Kumble, will at the helm of the selection committee.
Author’s Take
The BCCI’s decision to start a fresh search for the coach suggests that the board is not entirely happy with Kumble, despite the fact that he has helped his team perform exceptionally well in the last one year. Given that India needs to build a strong team for the World Cup slated to be held in two years, a change of coach at this point doesn’t make much sense, especially because there aren’t many candidates who can seriously give Kumble a run for his money.
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