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Putting all the speculation to end, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named former captain Anil Kumble as head coach of team India. There were few names like Ravi Shastri, Tom Moody, Stuart Law, Lalchand Rajput and Pravin Amre doing rounds as well. Apart from Kumble, Shastri was in the lead to take up the role. Also Read- Is Anil Kumble the right choice to be the Indian cricket team coach?
Even before BCCI announced Kumble’s names as a coach, the former Test captain was trending on Twitter. It seemed the Twitterati had already made their choice.
And once it was out that ‘Jumbo’ will be the head coach, Anil Kumble became the top trend. The cricket lovers welcomed BCCI’s decision to give the responsibility to Kumble, and that was pretty evident from the tweets pouring in. The majority of them echoed BCCI’s choice. Here are few- Also Read- Anil Kumble selected as coach of the Indian team, Ravi Shastri misses out
Okey I guess Anil Kumble is the perfect choice… Well done BCCI
— AZAD|7/27 (@jlo_azad) June 23, 2016
Anil Kumble is an outstanding choice as coach of India. The expectations from him will be huge.
— Gur Bhatti (@GurBhatti) June 23, 2016
Good choice by the Advisory committee #Anil Kumble
— kumarvignesh_1009 (@Autovignesh20) June 23, 2016
Oh Thank God Anil Kumble is appointed as coach of Indian cricket team. Didn’t want Ravi shastri as coach after that horrible world t20 exit.
— Dhaneswar Panigrahi (@dunayoyo) June 23, 2016
Anil Kumble:
Leading Wicket taker for India..
Only Indian to take 10 wickets in an innings
Now Head Coach for Team India!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) June 23, 2016
Anil Kumble as Head Coach of Team India — a wise and progressive choice by the BCCI.
— N. Ram (@nramind) June 23, 2016
Anil Kumble head coach of the Indian cricket team. I couldn’t be happier with this news! Looking forward to the test series coming up
— Hardu (@Hardu_Habs) June 23, 2016
Have never understood why so much of importance is attached to coach of a cricket team . But anyway Anil Kumble is the best choice
— Siddharth Kaul (@koshurkot) June 23, 2016
I am biased, but that generation of cricketers from Karnataka were classy – Srinath, V Prasad, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid. #BestOfTheLot
— Ullas (@Hungrynfool) June 23, 2016
India’s upcoming tour of West Indies will be the first assignment for Kumble. India travels to Carribean for a four-match Test series, starting July 21, 2016. Kumble has never coached before and has minimum experience in this area. However, he has been a mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
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