Want India to win everything, everywhere says new coach Anil Kumble

Jun 29, 2016 at 11:44 AM

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Want India to win everything, everywhere says new coach Anil Kumble

Team India got its new head coach after the end of Ravi Shastri’s tenure after it was recently announced that Anil Kumble, the former Indian great will take over the team from the tour of the Caribbean in July.

However, his appointment has not come without controversy, something that has now become a norm in Indian cricket.

The former leg-spinner was accused of submitting his application after the deadline and the 45-year-old brushed aside any such rumors.

“The application was sent well within the time limit. I am surprised at reports of me applying after the deadline surfaced,” he revealed.

Then there was this issue of his involvement with a sports firm named Tenvic and also his post of the Chairman of the ICC cricket committee.

Kumble revealed that all those issues were sorted out before he signed as the coach and explained that the coaches of other nations are also in a similar position to him.

I see no reason why I cannot continue as its chairman. There are other national coaches like Darren Lehmann on the committee. [Also part of it are] Andrew Strauss, who is England and Wales Cricket Board director, England Cricket, and Dravid, who is the India ‘A’ coach,” he told The Week in an interview.

For his selection, Kumble had to attend an interview in front of the committee consisting of Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and VVS Laxman and Kumble revealed what he exactly discussed and put forth in that interview.

“It was about leading India up to the 2019 ICC World Cup. The roadmap was (put forth). The idea was to get them to look at it, and add value to it. (I wanted to) involve all the stakeholders, including selectors, junior team players, and junior team coaches,” he explained.

He also admitted that being interviewed by his former team-mates was strange and that he felt nervous attending the meeting.

I mean, we guys have held so many meetings in the past to discuss the game…. It was a pretty nervous idea, meeting them like this,” the 45-year old said.

He also revealed his plans for the team. He said that he wants India to be the best in the world and wants them to win everything in every condition in the next one year.

“To be a consistent team. (We have to) look to win everywhere — on all surfaces, in all conditions — and not just at home,” he said.

“I alone will not decide and strive to achieve that; everybody involved must be on the same page, sit down and plan to achieve this goal. The coach’s role is to be in the background. It is always players first,” he added.

He also revealed how he decided to take on the job of the coach of the national team.

He revealed, “Basically, I was taking a break post retirement. I went on a proper holiday with my family after nine years. The question of what next was always on my mind.

“I saw the BCCI advertisement in the papers and decided to apply for it,” he added.

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