‘Kumble-Kohli were not on talking terms’

NEW DELHI: The BCCI top brass had an inkling that all was not well but was taken aback that Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble were not on talking terms for the “last six months”.

Another point that has come out was that the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, also didn’t give the green light to Kumble’s extension.

“There had been reports that the CAC had okayed Kumble’s extension. They had said that Kumble should be retained provided all pending issues are resolved,” said a BCCI official.

Post the ICC Champions Trophy final, there were three separate meetings.

In the first, Kumble met the BCCI top brass and members of CAC followed by Kohli meeting them. The most “eventful” meeting was when Kohli and Kumble sat across the table. The talks failed as there was no communication.

“The two had stopped talking since December when the England Test series got over. On Sunday evening after the final, they were made to sit across table and they both agreed that it’s not working out.”