Virat Kohli said younger members of team felt intimidated by Anil Kumble, reveals Vinod Rai in his book
The relationship between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble has been one of the most talked-about topics in the recent history of Indian cricket
|Vinod Rai, who was the head of the CoA that ran Indian cricket for nearly three years since 2017 has revealed that Virat Kohli had reservations about Anil Kumble's 'disciplinarian' way of handling things. Rai wrote Kohliâs thoughts in his book âNot Just a Nightwatchman â My Innings in the BCCIâ.
The relationship between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble has been one of the most talked-about topics in the recent history of Indian cricket. Despite Indiaâs decent performance in the West Indies as well as in the Champions Trophy in England, Kumble's untimely resignation as the head coach of Team India citing an âuntenable relationshipâ with the then captain Kohli, literally shook the cricketing world.Â
Shedding light on the chapter, former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, who also served as the head of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) that ran Indian cricket for nearly three years since 2017, said Kohli had reservations with Kumble's âdisciplinarianâ way of handling things.
âIn my conversations with the captain and team management, it was conveyed that Kumble was too much of a disciplinarian and hence the team members were not too happy with him,â wrote Rai in his book named âNot Just a Nightwatchman â My Innings in the BCCIâ.
Rai, the former IAS officer also went on to add that Kohli mentioned young players being "intimated" by Kumble, who is still India's highest wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs.
âI had spoken to Virat Kohli on the issue and he did mention that the younger members of the team felt intimidated by the way he worked with them,â Rai added.
Kumble had taken over as India's head coach in 2016 and decided to step down from the position after the 2017 Champions Trophy, in which India lost to Pakistan in the final.
