The clash between Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli is considered one of the most controversial issues in Indian cricket. In which Anil Kumble was the head coach while Virat Kohli was the captain. At that time, Indian cricket was governed by a BCCI board headed by Vinodrai, who was appointed by the Supreme Court. Then came the fierce confrontation between Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli. Vinod Rai’s statement at the time that Virat Kohli had sent him a text message daily asking him to remove Anil Kumble from the post of head coach caused great controversy. The cricket board, which then included Sachin-Ganguly-Lakshmanan, investigated the matter separately with both Kohli and Kumble, but Kumble resigned as coach, although he could continue as coach.
Following that, Ravi Shastri was appointed as the coach. Vinodrai, who was then the chairman of the board, has authored a book, Not Just a Nightwatchman – My Innings in the BCCI. In the book, Goli writes about the Kumble affair. Vinod Rai, who wrote about the Kohli-Kumble affair, accused Anil Kumble of imposing too many disciplinary restrictions and causing youngsters to fear him.
The captain and team management also said they were dissatisfied with Kumble’s over – discipline. Goalie thus demanded that he be removed from the coaching position. We spoke to Anil Kumble about this on his return from the UK. Kumble said he was over-emphasizing the captain and the team and was dissatisfied with the way he was being treated. As a senior it is my duty to teach players discipline and professionalism. Players should value my comments. Vinodray, however, noted that Kumble lamented that nothing had happened.
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