Back on June 24, 2016, the legendary Indian cricketer, Anil Kumble was appointed as the head coach of Team India. He had an impressive stint as the national cricket team won quite a few series’ under his charge. However, amidst some happy times, he didn’t share a healthy relation with Virat Kohli by any means.

After some heated altercation, it was learned that Kohli, the Indian skipper, and some other cricketers had reservations against Kumble’s style of coaching. Later on June 2017, Kumble decided to give up his job and Ravi Shastri was appointed as the head coach thereafter.

Under Jumbo’s watchful eyes, India also progressed to the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy final in England. Recently, former Indian cricketer, VVS Laxman clarified the crux of the matter. The retired batsman said that the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) wanted him to continue as the coach.

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Back in 2016, the CAC, constituting Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, and Sachin Tendulkar, selected Kumble as the coach. Moreover, Laxman mentioned that Kohli didn’t cross the line, but the entire incident was unfortunate for the Indian cricket. The 44-year-old put forth his opinions at the India Today Conclave South.

Laxman elaborated, “I don’t think Kohli crossed the line. We at the CAC thought Anil should continue as a coach but he thought the right decision was to quit and move ahead. It left a bitter taste in the mouth. What I did not like was the way he was getting bad press during the Champions Trophy. The CAC wanted Anil to continue – the entire episode was very unfortunate.”

The veteran cricketer also explained that Kohli led the team with a lot of authority. He also expressed that CAC was tasked with selecting the best possible job and they did a very elaborate process – unfortunately, Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble did not work out.