'Anil Kumble felt he was forced to resign as head coach by Virat Kohli'
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When Anil Kumble quit as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team in 2017, he was not a happy man and felt that he was treated 'unfairly' by the then Indian captain Virat Kohli and other players.
When Anil Kumble quit as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team in 2017, he was not a happy man and felt that he was treated 'unfairly' by the then Indian captain Virat Kohli and other players.
"In my conversations with the captain and team management, it was conveyed that Kumble was too much of a disciplinarian and hence the team members were not too happy with him," Rai has written in his book 'Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI', published by Rupa Publications.
In the book, he has also mentioned that Kumble felt he was unfairly treated by the team and that a captain should not have got so much power in hand.
"In my conversations with the captain and team management, it was conveyed that Kumble was too much of a disciplinarian and hence the team members were not too happy with him," Rai has written in his book.
"I had spoken to Virat Kohli on the issue and he did mention that the younger members of the team felt intimidated by the way he worked with them."
