<div align="justify">Anil Kumble has stepped down as India’s chief cricket coach after a one-year tenure that was marked by some great successes.<br /><br />Reports of a rift between Kumble and captain Virat Kohli have been making headlines over the past one month but the former leg-spin ace was named as part of the squad that travelled to the West Indies on Tuesday for a one-day international series, after the Champions Trophy in England.<br /><br />Kumble didn’t travel with the team, ostensibly to attend the ICC Annual Conference, as he is the chairman of the Cricket Committee. <br /><br />The development led to speculation that he had quit the job and late in the night, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the news.<br /><br />“The BCCI confirms that Mr Anil Kumble has withdrawn his services from the post of the Head Coach for the Senior India Men’s team,” a statement on its website said.<br /><br />“While the Cricket Advisory Committee had endorsed an extension to his tenure as Head Coach, Mr Anil Kumble has decided not to continue as the coach.”<br /><br />Later, Kumble, in a statement on Twitter, said he was told by BCCI that the captain had reservations about his ‘style’. In such a scenario, he said, it was apparent that the partnership was untenable.<br /><br />Kumble was named coach last year for a one-year period and after a successful run, he was expected to get an automatic extension. <br /><br />But it became apparent that all was not well when the BCCI invited applications for the coach a few days before the Champions Trophy and said Kumble qualified automatically for the selection process.<br /><br />The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V V S Laxman had held discussions with Kumble and Kohli during the Champions Trophy in a patch-up bid. While it was reported that a compromise had been worked out, it soon emerged that Kohli had made his displeasure clear to the CAC on having Kumble as head coach. <br /><br />With Kumble as coach, India won Test series in the West Indies besides defeating New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia in India.<br /><br /></div>
<div align="justify">Anil Kumble has stepped down as India’s chief cricket coach after a one-year tenure that was marked by some great successes.<br /><br />Reports of a rift between Kumble and captain Virat Kohli have been making headlines over the past one month but the former leg-spin ace was named as part of the squad that travelled to the West Indies on Tuesday for a one-day international series, after the Champions Trophy in England.<br /><br />Kumble didn’t travel with the team, ostensibly to attend the ICC Annual Conference, as he is the chairman of the Cricket Committee. <br /><br />The development led to speculation that he had quit the job and late in the night, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the news.<br /><br />“The BCCI confirms that Mr Anil Kumble has withdrawn his services from the post of the Head Coach for the Senior India Men’s team,” a statement on its website said.<br /><br />“While the Cricket Advisory Committee had endorsed an extension to his tenure as Head Coach, Mr Anil Kumble has decided not to continue as the coach.”<br /><br />Later, Kumble, in a statement on Twitter, said he was told by BCCI that the captain had reservations about his ‘style’. In such a scenario, he said, it was apparent that the partnership was untenable.<br /><br />Kumble was named coach last year for a one-year period and after a successful run, he was expected to get an automatic extension. <br /><br />But it became apparent that all was not well when the BCCI invited applications for the coach a few days before the Champions Trophy and said Kumble qualified automatically for the selection process.<br /><br />The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V V S Laxman had held discussions with Kumble and Kohli during the Champions Trophy in a patch-up bid. While it was reported that a compromise had been worked out, it soon emerged that Kohli had made his displeasure clear to the CAC on having Kumble as head coach. <br /><br />With Kumble as coach, India won Test series in the West Indies besides defeating New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia in India.<br /><br /></div>
