2. Anil Kumble:
In terms of cricket career, the retired spinner leaves behind all the other applicants by a huge distance. With 956 international wickets (619 in Tests and 337 in ODIs), India’s greatest match-winning bowler can bring a good blend of experience and dynamism in the young Indian side. While he will be unable to fulfill one of BCCI’s criteria for the coach which says that the candidate “should have successfully coached a cricket team of any of the member countries of the ICC, at the first class or at the International level”, Team India would be blessed to have a coach like him.
In terms of coaching, Kumble has mentored IPL teams Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Past administrational profiles include serving as president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), chairman of the NCA when Patil was its director and head of the BCCI’s technical committee. Currently, Kumble chairs the ICC cricket committee.