Internet Desk: India’s lone Olympic gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra tweeted a message for India cricket team skipper after legendary off-spinner Anil Kumble stepped down as the team’s head coach on Tuesday. After deciding to step down from his post the veteran spinner gave a statement claiming Virat Kohli’s doubts against his coaching methods forced him to resign. The 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist from India posted an interesting tweet on the latest drama on Indian cricket. Though the shooter didn’t take any particular name in his tweets. “My biggest teachers was coach Uwe.I hated him!But stuck with him for 20 years.He always told me things I did not want to hear.#justsaying,” Bindra tweeted.
Badminton star Jwala Gutta too supported Bindra on her twitter.
Reports of a failing relationship between the Indian skipper Virat Kohli and the Indian head Coach Anil Kumble reached to a dead end after the latter stepped down from his post.
The board urged the gaffer to continue his work as India coach till the end of the West Indies tour which will start on June 23, but Kumble didn’t travel to West Indies with the team.
“I was informed for the first time yesterday by the BCCI that the captain had reservations with my style and about my continuing as the head coach,” Kumble wrote in the letter, which he tweeted.
“I was surprised since I had always respected the role boundaries between the captain and coach,” he added.
Earlier the BCCI turned down any news of rift between the coach and Captain, but Kumble’s tweet has confirmed it that the officials had tried their level best to solve the matter.
“Though the BCCI attempted to resolve the misunderstandings between the captain and me, it was apparent that the partnership was untenable and therefore I believe it is best for me to move on,” the former captain wrote.
Kumble resigned two days after India’s humiliating defeat by 180-run to their arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2017 final.
Though the board officials were in all praise for Kumble, who was India’s head coach for last 1 year.
“We wish to place on record our sincere appreciation for the immense contribution by Anil Kumble to the team which enabled India to attain the No.1 Test position,” acting BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary said.
“Indian cricket needs his continued contribution in various capacities and wishes him all the best in his future endeavour.”