New coach must get along well with Kohli

Tags: India, Virat Kohli

Published on: Jun 23, 2017

With Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble not getting along well, it has now emerged that the BCCI is looking for a coach who can gel well with the Indian captain.

With Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble not getting along well, it has now emerged that the BCCI is looking for a coach who can gel well with the Indian captain.
Kumble had stepped down earlier this week stating that his partnership with Kohli had become untenable. The three-man advisory committee of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman will now look for a new coach.
"The advisory committee are adept at getting the right man but they would certainly have the Kumble episode at the back of their mind while selecting the new coach," a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official was quoted as saying on condition of anonymity to Cricket Next.
"Even though Kohli has no role in the selection, a person who will get along with the captain is always good for the team and who better than Sachin, Sourav and Laxman to know how the captain-coach relationship works," the official said.
Kohli, on Thursday, broke his silence over the matter and said that dressing room matters will be kept secret. "His point of view is out there and we respect that decision," Kohli said in Port of Spain.
"I have total respect for him as a cricketer and what he has achieved. There's no taking away that aspect of him at all and we respect him totally," Kohli went on to say.
--By A Cricket Correspondent

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