India captain Virat Kohli said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India is only following a due process by inviting fresh application for chief coach's post with Anil Kumble's contract expiring at the end of Champions Trophy.
Was any cricketer missing at the skipper's wedding reception in Mumbai?
'Sundar is the front-runner behind Ashwin right now. He's done well in whatever limited opportunities he's got and I feel he will get his due first before going to anybody else.'
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has already announced his decision to open in all the games, keeping an eye on the ODI World Cup, which will begin after the IPL.
Even before play started on the third day of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at Green Park, there were speculations as regards Anil Kumble.
Johnson, a two-Test veteran for India, passed away tragically on Thursday.
Referring to the trio's fight for share in BCCI revenue for players back in 2001-02, sehwag said it went a long way in guaranteeing financial security that is enjoyed by the current crop of players.
It is a delight for a coach when a blend of youth and experience works in tandem to create magic for the team and Anil Kumble isn't complaining either. He couldn't have asked for more in the manner seasoned Ravichandran Ashwin and rookie Jayant Yadav combined to outwit the dogged defiance of a stodgy England line-up during the comprehensive victory in the second Test at Visakhapatnam. While Ashwin is donning the role of an all-rounder batting at No 6, where he is making useful contributions on a regular basis, there are talks about his enormous workload as his phenomenal success in sub-continental conditions is known to one and all.
An ordinary performance in Sri Lanka and no longer young at 38, Anil Kumble came under scanner of critics but former spin greats say the Indian Test captain is still the best bowler in the team.
'There is no question of dropping Rahane. He has scored really well, he has been extremely successful over the last couple of years'
Newly appointed India coach Gary Kirsten and Anil Kumble had their first meeting with the BCCI officials in Mumbai.
India's Team manager, Kapil Malhotra, for the Champions Trophy, has made a startling revelation.
ICC's General Manager of cricket affairs Geoff Allardice on Thursday termed India coach Anil Kumble's role as "instrumental" in assessing the upgraded Decision Review System and his support proved to be pivotal in using the technology in the upcoming England series. Kumble, in his capacity as chairman of ICC's Cricket Committee, had gone to MIT where the engineers worked on the upgraded technology of DRS, which largely helped him convince BCCI to come on board for the England series.
Kumble proposed different teams for different formats, which would be awarded different contracts according to their grades.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said it was Anil Kumble's personal decision to step down as head coach but refused to comment on the speculated rift with Virat Kohli.
Ramiz Raja part of ICC working group formed to review cricket in Afghanistan
Anil Kumble helped Pujara to overcome the challenges posed by Steve O'Keefe in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
The 37-year-old leg-spinner, who succeeded Rahul Dravid, will lead the team in the Test series against Pakistan.
Former India captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Anil Kumble along with yesteryear's great Mohinder Amarnath had deposed before the Justice Lodha Committee as they prepare an exhaustive report on the restructuring and reforms that need to be carried by the BCCI.
It was a winning start for new coach Anil Kumble in his current one-year team as the Indian coach.
'Hunting in pairs' is an often-used maxim about fast bowlers, but Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have given a new spin to it, consistently troubling the opposition in more ways than one.
The new India captain said no one in the team, old or young, was taking their place for granted.
Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler and the third in the world to reach the milestone of 600 wickets.
Former captain and the country's highest wicket-taker in all forms Anil Kumble has become the biggest name to have applied for the high-profile post of Indian team's coach.
'...it's been Shubman Gill, who's been moving from the opener's slot, and he himself wanted to bat at No. 3.'
With Anil Kumble's contract ending after the ICC Champions Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket India on Thursday invited applications for the post of head coach for the senior men's team.
The ace leg spinner said it is important to have faith in the 18-year-old spinner and support him all the way.
Ravichandran Ashwin is the only bowler in the history of Test cricket to claim a five-wicket haul in both his debut and 100th Test match.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India seems to be all set to retain chief coach Anil Kumble as acting president C K Khanna on Thursday wrote a letter to secretary Amitabh Chaudhary urging him to defer the recruitment process till the end of the West Indies tour.
When Kumble dismissed Strauss on Thursday, it was the tenth time he was dismissing a batsman in his nineties - most by any bowler in Test annals.
Rahul Dravid on Monday welcomed Anil Kumble faction's landslide victory in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections but said the real work for the group begins now.
Indian captain Virat Kohli credited head coach Anil Kumble for channelling his natural aggression and helping him evolve both as a cricketer and individual.
The Indian leg-spinner says he is thriving on his added responsibility after becoming Test cricket's fourth highest wicket-taker.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Indian spin legend Anil Kumble will share his skills with some of South Africa's leading and young spinners in a coaching clinic in Johannesburg next week.
The Indian leg spinner's picked two wickets but Surrey succumbed to a shocking 37-run defeat against Nottinghamshire in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
Kumble picked only one wicket while Nayan Doshi, son of former India cricketer Dilip Doshi, returned 5 for 30 as Surrey beat Derbyshire.
Former Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble called Sri Lankan off-break bowler Muttiah Muralitharan's feat of claiming 800 wickets in Test cricket on Thursday, as an 'unparalleled' achievement which would take a long time and uncommon skill to be filliped.
The Indian leggie claimed 3 for 83 as Northamptonshire were restricted to 347 in the first innings on day 1 of the County match.
