adminNEW DELHI. — Former Test captain Anil Kumble was yesterday named the new head coach for India for a one-year period, taking over the reins of one of the most high-profile sides in international cricket. “After doing discussions with various stakeholders we have selected Anil Kumble for a period of one year,” Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur told reporters in the northern town of Dharamsala.
The 45-year-old spin great was chosen from a list of 57 applications received by the BCCI which was later pruned and placed in front of an advisory panel.
Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman were among the panel members involved in selecting Kumble as coach. — AFP.
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