Captain had reservations with my 'style', says Anil Kumble

[Muhammad10]

Anil Kumble stepped down as the head coach of the India cricket team on Tuesday. While the BCCI didn't extend his contract, the former leg-spinner was offered an extension which he turned down. After rumours of a feud with captain Virat Kohli making rounds, Kumble found it best to step down from the position as the captain had reservations with his style. He posted a release on Twitter.

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He wrote: "I am honoured by the confidence reposed in me by the CAC, in asking me to continue as Head Coach. The credit for the achievements of the last one year goes to the captain, the entire team, coaching and support staff."

He further went on to add: "Post this intimation, I was informed for the first time yesterday by the BCCI that the Captain had reservations with my 'style' and about my continuing as the Head Coach. I was surprised since I had always respected the role boundaries between Captain and Coach. Though the BCCI attempted to resolved the misunderstandings between the Captain and me, it was apparent that the partnership was untenable, and I therefore believe it is best for me to move on."

"Professionalism, discipline, commitment, honesty, complementary skills and diverse views are the key traits I bring to the table. These need to be valued for the partnership to be effective. I see the Coach's role akin to 'holding a mirror' to drive self-improvement in the team's interest.

"In light of these 'reservations'. I believe it is best I hand over this responsibility to whomever the CAC and BCCI deem fit.

"Let me reiterate that it has been an absolute privilege to have served as Head Coach for the last one year. I thank the CAC, BCCI, CoA and all concerned. I also wish to thank the innumerable followers and fans of Indian cricket for their continued support. I will remain a well wisher of the great cricketing tradition of my country forever," Kumble wrote.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/captain-had-reservations-with-my-style-says-anil-kumble-1714845

 

[CricketCartoons]

Don't know why he has to go public. This was the same guy who added fuel to sydneygate by calling the aussies unfair and trying to take the moral high ground, something he is doing yet again.

Some people never change. Hope he is kept away from cricket.

 

[Madplayer]

Sad to see this happening to a gentleman and Indian legend. But if captain and coach arent on the same page, its best that they part ways in the interest of team. Unfortunately the captain cant go away so its always the coach who has to take the bus.

Good luck to Anil Kumble. A thorough gentleman.

 

[Hamza_]

So all the rumors were true, After all.

 

[Slog]

Why airing dirty laundry

There will be no winners from this

 

[vandokkum]

Very passive aggressive stuff from Kumble. Kohli is clearly an obnoxious person, who is trying very hard to hide it

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Well that makes it clear. weird that kumble made it public, but as they say...truth is sacred.
I wonder why Kohli wasnt willing to work their issues out? Seems quite big headed move to try and oust Anil instead.
This could backfire especially if the results dont go India's way.

Anil is a legend and I loved his calm logical approach to coaching. he's a big loss to Indian cricket. I hope he returns someday

 

[ads101]

It's strange. India had very good plans this tournament, they players performed well except for last game. It seemed like Coach was doing his job. If anything it was the captaincy which seemed weak under pressure.

Some of my Indian friends want Rohit installed as captain for LOI. Wonder if people will start calling for Kohli's head as captain, so far to what I've seen in LOI he looks worse than Dhoni but not terrible. He might improve with time, we'll see.

 

[jusarrived]

Don't know why he has to go public. This was the same guy who added fuel to sydneygate by calling the aussies unfair and trying to take the moral high ground, something he is doing yet again.

Some people never change. Hope he is kept away from cricket.

Wow he did that ? He called Ozs unfair ?

 

[SandyB]

Wow he did that ? He called Ozs unfair ?

Yeah. He played a major role in escalating the controversy. I've come across many Aussie fans who see him as the most hated guy to come out of the controversy , even more than Bhajji and Sachin (for defending Bhajji).

 

[CricketCartoons]

Yeah. He played a major role in escalating the controversy. I've come across many Aussie fans who see him as the most hated guy to come out of the controversy , even more than Bhajji and Sachin (for defending Bhajji).

And then he pretends to be a statesman and someone with character. No respect for people who wash dirty linen in public. I am so happy that BCCI put this person to his rightful place.

 

[Lefthanded]

Yeah. He played a major role in escalating the controversy. I've come across many Aussie fans who see him as the most hated guy to come out of the controversy , even more than Bhajji and Sachin (for defending Bhajji).

Not sure Aussie fans are the best demographic for a fair view of Kumble's elder statesman leadership in Oz.

Isn't it a bit like asking the family of a jilted bride what they think of the groom?

 

[Savak]

Not sure if this was entirely professional from Kumble. He could have just resigned without going into details, heck he could have even lied and be like i am resigning for family reasons. By releasing a statement like this, he is only adding fuel to the fire.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Yeah. He played a major role in escalating the controversy. I've come across many Aussie fans who see him as the most hated guy to come out of the controversy , even more than Bhajji and Sachin (for defending Bhajji).

Completely wrong, Aussies, well majority of them dont even know or care who Kumble is let alone hold hatred and grudge against him. Now back to the monkey gate incident, after the whole fiasco Kumble went upto to Ponting and asked him to not take it outside of the playing field and squash the issue there itself but Noooooo Ponting had to take it to the media, then take it to court only to get humliated afterwards. Monkey gate was brought on by Symonds he was instigating, chirping, sledging and causing issues through out the whole match however in the end the instigator got more than what he could chew. Like the old saying goes in the Gita, if you are not willing to suffer the consequences of your actions DONT DO IT.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Completely wrong, Aussies, well majority of them dont even know or care who Kumble is let alone hold hatred and grudge against him. Now back to the monkey gate incident, after the whole fiasco Kumble went upto to Ponting and asked him to not take it outside of the playing field and squash the issue there itself but Noooooo Ponting had to take it to the media, then take it to court only to get humliated afterwards. Monkey gate was brought on by Symonds he was instigating, chirping, sledging and causing issues through out the whole match however in the end the instigator got more than what he could chew. Like the old saying goes in the Gita, if you are not willing to suffer the consequences of your actions DONT DO IT.

Like your post Romali.

 

[Syed1]

Hard to work with a guy like Kohli who has the "my way or the highway" attitude. I remember during the tournament Kedar Jadhav missed fielded on the boundary and let the ball go through. Kohli cursed him off like crazy and a ball or two later he dispatched him to the pavilion and asked for a sub fielder. Now he can do that to a guy like Jadhav who isn't a "superstar" but try doing it to someone like Sharma or Dhawan and you will have a full-blown revolt on your hands. You cannot be a leader of men by abusing them off, specially when you are a scared little kitten whenever the going gets tough and handover the reigns to Papa Dhoni.

 

[Mlscicfan]

And then he pretends to be a statesman and someone with character. No respect for people who wash dirty linen in public. I am so happy that BCCI put this person to his rightful place.

Still hurting Semifinal loss vs India ... Commenting trash about Indian ex coach Kumble?

 

[SandyB]

Not sure Aussie fans are the best demographic for a fair view of Kumble's elder statesman leadership in Oz.

Isn't it a bit like asking the family of a jilted bride what they think of the groom?

Nopes. The Aussies still respect Sachin as a cricketer even though Sachin unanimously sided with harbhajan's version in the hearing . Even Harbhajan is considered more of a fighter.

Completely wrong, Aussies, well majority of them dont even know or care who Kumble is let alone hold hatred and grudge against him. Now back to the monkey gate incident, after the whole fiasco Kumble went upto to Ponting and asked him to not take it outside of the playing field and squash the issue there itself but Noooooo Ponting had to take it to the media, then take it to court only to get humliated afterwards. Monkey gate was brought on by Symonds he was instigating, chirping, sledging and causing issues through out the whole match however in the end the instigator got more than what he could chew. Like the old saying goes in the Gita, if you are not willing to suffer the consequences of your actions DONT DO IT.

My opinions are based on interacting with quite a few Aussie test cricket fans on other cricketing forums, you are free to have your opinion.

Secondly , we are not angels in that controversy :

BCCI did flex a lot of muscle and threatened to pull out of the tour for the issue, though we were wronged a lot in that series, our move wasn't the greatest either. We had every right to protest but we came out of the whole incident looking like Absolute bullies (the board I mean).

And Symonds was abused with monkey slurs by some sections of Indian fans during a few India tours before and after sydney 2008, that was extremely poor from our side. The perpetrators were simply let of with a warning or something, whereas such actions would be punishable by law in Aus and Eng.

I don't fully by the "maa ki" argument too , it was mostly Sachin standing up for his teammate (rightly so), but Racist words may have been exchanged !

 

[Romali_rotti]

Like your post Romali.

Thanks brother...

 

[Romali_rotti]

Nopes. The Aussies still respect Sachin as a cricketer even though Sachin unanimously sided with harbhajan's version in the hearing . Even Harbhajan is considered more of a fighter.



My opinions are based on interacting with quite a few Aussie test cricket fans on other cricketing forums, you are free to have your opinion.

That's fine, you may have interacted with a handful of aussie supporters on a forum online, however I have interacted with 100s of Australians in Australia who also follow the sport. I can safely say cricket is not taken seriously here, finding an aussie (Caucasian) who has that much hatred for Kumble due to the monkey gate incident is rarer than hens teeth from my experience, this is not India where cricketers are considered GODS.. Don't be fooled by aussie journalist who write anything to help sell their newspaper

Secondly , we are not angels in that controversy :

BCCI did flex a lot of muscle and threatened to pull out of the tour for the issue, though we were wronged a lot in that series, our move wasn't the greatest either. We had every right to protest but we came out of the whole incident looking like Absolute bullies (the board I mean).

Agreed

And Symonds was abused with monkey slurs by some sections of Indian fans during a few India tours before and after sydney 2008, that was extremely poor from our side. The perpetrators were simply let of with a warning or something, whereas such actions would be punishable by law in Aus and Eng.

Yes Symonds was called Monkey before in 2001, I was present at the MCG when a Caucasian white lady ranted: Run monkey boy run, when Symonds was chasing the ball. So yes you are correct Monkey gate started long before. However Symonds dug his own grave vs India in Sydney, he instigated through out the whole match and rightfully got burned, I have no problems with him and his captain getting humiliated here...

I don't fully by the "maa ki" argument too , it was mostly Sachin standing up for his teammate (rightly so), but Racist words may have been exchanged !

Racist words may have been exchanged but oh well thats what you get when you start trouble, Aussies were known for their extreme sledging under Ponting. I saw that whole test series, it was pathetic how the Australians conducted themselves, every reaction has an opposite reaction, Awwww Poor Symonds

Bold..

 

[kingusama92]

"I will remain a well-wisher of the great cricketing tradition of my country forever."

Says this while airing his dirty laundry against the team's captain on Twitter.

 

[Zahid87]

These are the apparent issues:

Informed insiders have talked, through the course of the tournament just ended, of a series of differences between coach and team. They tell of the star spinner who opted to sit out the IPL, not because his injury was debilitating or his recovery slow, but because he was doing an Achilles and sulking in his tent because he believed his franchise hadn’t given him his due. They talk of the coach questioning how a player, who for whatever reason had abstained from limited-overs cricket for the better part of five months, could walk back into a pivotal position in a crucial tournament.

They tell of captain and coach disagreeing about whether various legends with storied pasts were batting at positions a bit too high for their current form, leaving the middle order enfeebled. They talk of the coach’s insistence on discipline – on turning up at the right time in the right gear for practice, for team meetings, and contributing in full measure to both.

And they talk of an incident from the warm-up phase of the tournament. Kumble, insiders say, had made meticulous notes while the team was in the middle, then spent time with the video analyst to pull up relevant clips relating to how individual batsmen and bowlers had performed and what, in his opinion, could be done to improve. He collated these clips, created extensive notes for each player, and slipped the notes and videos under their doors late that night. A couple of days later, he discovered that the notes had remained unread, the videos unwatched. And that triggered a dust-up – shortly after which word first began to spread about unrest in the dressing room.

https://thefield.scroll.in/841287/anil-kumbles-forced-exit-makes-virat-kohli-and-co-look-like-entitled-brats

So Ashwin is pretty petty. Kumble disagreed with Kohli on Ashwin's inclusion in the team, disagreed on Yuvraj and Dhoni, and annoyed the players by giving them notes on how to improve.

Feel sorry for him, was only doing his job.

 

[Pollack]

Why airing dirty laundry

There will be no winners from this

Why should Pakistan always have fun in such dramas? Let us enjoy our own version.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

These are the apparent issues:



https://thefield.scroll.in/841287/anil-kumbles-forced-exit-makes-virat-kohli-and-co-look-like-entitled-brats

So Ashwin is pretty petty. Kumble disagreed with Kohli on Ashwin's inclusion in the team, disagreed on Yuvraj and Dhoni, and annoyed the players by giving them notes on how to improve.

Feel sorry for him, was only doing his job.

This. People are far too quick to jump on Kumble without realising that Kohli and MSD were probably more at fault than Jumbo. Either way I get the feeling that this is only the tip of the iceberg and a lot of things are being suppressed.

 

[despondent_artist]

Forget everything else, if I was Cheteshwar Pujara, I would be very very concerned right about now...

 

[Mlscicfan]

Why should Pakistan always have fun in such dramas? Let us enjoy our own version.

No one can beat Pak on washing dirty laundry in public, even the clown Amir Sohail called Pak matches are fixed in this CT. After Pak won all forgotten

Also PCB comedy presidents like , Sheri have done enough drama.

 

[Mlscicfan]

Forget everything else, if I was Cheteshwar Pujara, I would be very very concerned right about now...

Pujara has proved his worth as Test Batsman, he will be OK I guess.

 

[Varun]

Forget everything else, if I was Cheteshwar Pujara, I would be very very concerned right about now...

Why? What has Pujara got to do with the LoI sides?

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On subject, teams like England and Pakistan have a tendency to blow these things up. Hope stuff doesn't escalate too much more from here, though it shouldn't with Kumble resigning - for better or worse.

 

[despondent_artist]

Pujara has proved his worth as Test Batsman, he will be OK I guess.

I certainly hope so, but if you remember one of the first things that Kumble had done was to back Pujara. This totally opens the door for Mr. 'Can change a match in a session' - we all know how much Kohli likes that, despite the fact that said mythical sessions were becoming rarer to spot than the Yeti - who up to this point was pretty much out of contention.

Why? What has Pujara got to do with the LoI sides?

Test side.
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On subject, teams like England and Pakistan have a tendency to blow these things up. Hope stuff doesn't escalate too much more from here, though it shouldn't with Kumble resigning - for better or worse.

 

[Sherlock]

I'm just wondering what those "reservations" were...my theory and, it's just my theory - the way India start off batting slow and then kick in later on in the innings. Maybe Kohli wants a full on attacking mindset right from the start?!

I could be absolutely wrong, so indulge my ignorance

 

[despondent_artist]

Why? What has Pujara got to do with the LoI sides?

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On subject, teams like England and Pakistan have a tendency to blow these things up. Hope stuff doesn't escalate too much more from here, though it shouldn't with Kumble resigning - for better or worse.

Test side.

Yeah, hopefully, but going by what we've seen so far Kohli likes a riposte as as much as anybody, so lets see.

 

[Mlscicfan]

I'm just wondering what those "reservations" were...my theory and, it's just my theory - the way India start off batting slow and then kick in later on in the innings. Maybe Kohli wants a full on attacking mindset right from the start?!

I could be absolutely wrong, so indulge my ignorance

May be, we will never know. BCCI likes to work behind the door in such matters learnt lesson after Chappel-Ganguly fiasco !

 

[JaDed]

Unprofessional by Kumble.

 

[TQ89]

Seems he got inspired by Waqar younis

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Forget everything else, if I was Cheteshwar Pujara, I would be very very concerned right about now...

Well said. And it's sad.

 

[akki]

If kohli is wrong then he shud be thrown out of the team.

 

[Sherlock]

Tbf, it could just be his dress sense...

 

[Hasan123]

If they didn't get on, one of them had to go. India need to ensure the next coach is on the same wavelength as Kohli and will be allowed to make tactical decisions.

 

[IAJ]

Desi teams need a manager like Sir Alex Ferguson, then the big players would have stayed within the limits.

 

[Last Monetarist]

I'm just wondering what those "reservations" were...my theory and, it's just my theory - the way India start off batting slow and then kick in later on in the innings. Maybe Kohli wants a full on attacking mindset right from the start?!

Seriously doubt that Kumble is behind the strategy of batting cautiously against the two new balls, as that has been India's modus operandi since the rule was first introduced in 2012. Incidentally, that's around the time Tendulkar retired from limited overs and Rohit Sharma was promoted to open.

 

[bluevision]

Apparently they were not in talking terms for more than 6 months if latest reports are true. It's amazing how the team performed despite such a cold war was brewing inside the dressing room. India won 10 of 13 or so test matches during Kimble's tenure!

 

[hafizexpress]

Wow Kohli is turning into the LeBron James of cricket

 

[BlackThunder]

Kohli was more of a messenger than the main culprit. By all reports the players were indimated by Kumble and went to Kohli to complain and he forwarded their concern to the board. Cheap parting shot by Kumble.

 

[Madplayer]

Apparently they were not in talking terms for more than 6 months if latest reports are true. It's amazing how the team performed despite such a cold war was brewing inside the dressing room. India won 10 of 13 or so test matches during Kimble's tenure!

Maybe that would have added to kohli's belief that he doesnt need kumble to guide him?

 

[joly]

It's strange. India had very good plans this tournament, they players performed well except for last game. It seemed like Coach was doing his job. If anything it was the captaincy which seemed weak under pressure.

Some of my Indian friends want Rohit installed as captain for LOI. Wonder if people will start calling for Kohli's head as captain, so far to what I've seen in LOI he looks worse than Dhoni but not terrible. He might improve with time, we'll see.

Everyone wants Rohit in Odis. Kohli the player will win matches like 18th June eyes closed if he concetrates o playing rather than trying to do Gionee ads

 

[as-95]

Glad India is being humiliated further. After being brought to their knees by Pakistam, the Indian cricket Team is now in civil war and there are clear divisions in the dressing room. Kohli is showing his true colours, despite the new 'nice guy' persona he is trying to cultivate. Long may it continue.

 

[Pollack]

Kohli was more of a messenger than the main culprit. By all reports the players were indimated by Kumble and went to Kohli to complain and he forwarded their concern to the board. Cheap parting shot by Kumble.

Kohli was also responsible for sacking of Ray Jennings RCB coach and according to Ray's version he just pointed out something to kohli about his game which didn't go well with kohli.

 

[Slog]

Kohli was also responsible for sacking of Ray Jennings RCB coach and according to Ray's version he just pointed out something to kohli about his game which didn't go well with kohli.

Lol Apparenlty Kohli deleted all positive tweets he had made about Kumble earlier on his Twitter account

 

[Third_Umpire]

Indian cricket unraveling in front of our eyes. RIP

 

[Abdullah719]

Sourav Ganguly refuses to comment on Anil Kumble's 'untenable' remark

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is part of the the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) responsible for selecting India's coach, on Friday, did not want to get into Anil Kumble's "untenable" remark as his reason for stepping down as India coach, saying it's not something he would like to get into.

"They are senior people, both of them have played enough cricket. We don't deal with all that. It's between them, I don't know what happened. I am not part of the dressing room. All I know is that he didn't want to continue and we will have to see what's the way forward," Ganguly told reporters here.

Just before India's tour of the West Indies, Kumble put in his papers citing his partnership with skipper Virat Kohli was "untenable" and that he believed it was best to move.

Along with Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, the other two members of the CAC, tried their best to help solve the impasse between Kumble and Kohli during the ICC Champions Trophy but a thaw could not be ensured.

Asked if the dressing room culture had changed since the time Kumble left as captain, Ganguly said: "It's a tough question for me to answer. As I said it's Anil's decision. I don't know the details. I don’t know whether Virat asked him to leave. I cannot say anything more about it."

Kumble's one year contract expired at the end of the ICC Champions Trophy where India lost in the final to Pakistan by 180 runs but he was given the option to travel with the team to the West Indies for the limited overs series.

Ganguly, who is also Cricket Association of Bengal's president, said he is leaving for Mumbai on Monday to attend BCCI Special General Meeting.

"I'm going to Mumbai on Monday."

The BCCI has extended the deadline for application of the next head coach till July 9.

"The team is playing now. So there would be too many things. I don't whether they have extended the time limit or not. Let's see," said Ganguly.

http://www.thestatesman.com/sports/...nil-kumble-s-untenable-remark-1498274935.html