“A coach’s role, effectively speaking, is to stay in the background and let the onus be on the players”
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India head coach Ravi Shastri has made it clear that captain Virat Kohli will be the authoritative figure of the national team.
“It’s been a privilege to work with these talented young men over the past 15 months”
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Graham Ford has stepped down as Sri Lanka’s head coach after being with the national team for 15 months.
Sehwag is one of the five original candidates that were shortlisted for the head coach job
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will re-open the application process for candidates interested in applying for the head coach position.
“What happens in the change room is something that’s very sacred and private to all of us”
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India captain Virat Kohli has said that he has nothing but respect for everything Anil Kumble achieved during his illustrious career, but he refused to dwell on why the 46-year-old stepped down as head coach on Tuesday.
“After the final he gave a big dressing-down to the player”
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A BCCI official has revealed that Anil Kumble gave a player a “dressing down” right after the team’s 180-run loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final.
Kuldeep is likely to make his limited overs debut next week
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav have both been called up for India’s upcoming limited overs trip to the West Indies.
“We have received the information that he will go to West Indies”
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Anil Kumble is expected to carry on as India’s head coach, at least until after the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies.
“I have had aspirations for a while to be a head coach”
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Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott has confirmed that he has put his name forward for the India head coach position.
“There are no problems whatsoever”
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India captain Virat Kohli has played down reports of a rift between him and head coach Anil Kumble.
“There had been some murmurs about this (Kumble-Kohli rift) even at the time of Mr Kumble’s appointment”
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Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Ajay Shirke has claimed that captain Virat Kohli was less than impressed when Anil Kumble was first appointed as India’s head coach.
