'Emburey's name was recommended by Gavaskar,' BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said.
The former England off-spinner said he is not interested in becoming India coach despite being interviewed for the job last week.
BCCI has invited the former England bowler for discussions in Chennai on June 9.
Middlesex coach and former England spinner John Emburey said Kumble is 'happy' to join them.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Raj Singh Dungarpur termed the Board's handling of the coach's selection as "unprofessional".
Cricket is set to touch a new high. Europe's longest glacier in the Swiss Alps will soon host an exhibition match between two all-star teams from India and England, at an altitude of 11,330 feet, surrounded by snow-clad peaks.
'I am an experienced player and have not done badly as an administrator either in the past,' says Chandu Borde, newly-appointed Team India manager.
Ford has been appointed as India's cricket coach for a one-year period.
South Africa's Graham Ford has turned down the post of India's new national cricket coach and has decided to stay with Kent, his county club said on Monday.
English county Middlesex claim they have signed Irfan Pathan, but the bowler said he's got a lot of offers and hasn't decided anything yet
Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath will sign for English county Middlesex next month as an overseas player.
Iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday announced an association with Middlesex Cricket to launch Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy (TMGA).
'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind -- to win the game. The draw mentality is partly because captains lacked confidence and partly because they want to protect their record. If you don't think winning is the point of the game, there is little point in even entering the field.' 'As the Monekygate controversy raged, I received a message from Bishen Bedi, no stranger to controversies himself. "As a captain," he wrote, "take a decision you will be proud of when you look back on history".' Anil Kumble, cricketing legend, on the Art of Captaincy.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the cricketing milestones from the Mohali Test.
As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home.
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