Kohli and Kumble were not talking since last 6 months it is reported. Kumble gave players a ‘dressing-down’ after losing the ICC Champions Trophy final against Pakistan at The Oval on June 18. The team members were anyway feeling terrible at the loss felt that their coach was scolding and treating them like children and not as professionals.
On the other hand, in the dressing room Kohli is possessive about his team and he didn’t feel was the right way to deal with them.
Kohli the Indian skipper opted to field in the final but the coach wanted to bat first and put runs on the board. But we all know that Kohli’s decision prevailed.
Kohli and Kumble had a major issue over dressing room control. The coach wanted players to follow his template — of a regimented lifestyle — which Kohli rejected because the current crop feels they multi-task.
The differences first cropped up during the Australia series earlier this year when Kumble decided to field chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav in place of an injured Kohli in the fourth and final Test in Dharamsala. It seems Kohli was not aware of Yadav’s selection.
The Indian cricket team on Wednesday reached Port of Spain (Trinidad) for a limited-overs series against the West Indies. The first ODI is scheduled for June 23 (Friday).
The cricketing fraternity is still waiting to hear from Kohli on the issue, but the Indian captain has been silent so far.
