Kohli, Kumble know what they’re doing, says Ganguly
STRAIGHT BAT ExIndia skipper says Virat and Kumble are mature enough to handle issue
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is also part of the Cricket Advisory Committee, has urged captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble to deal with the current crisis in a professional manner.
Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble have been at a flash point after their differences were reportedly made known by the India skipper during a meeting with the BCCI officials and the Committee of Administrators on the sidelines of the IPL final.
“Just deal with it. You’re a name, you’re captain of India, you’re coach of India, you’ll have to deal with this,” Ganguly was quoted as saying by Wisden India website when asked about his suggestion to deal with the problems between Kumble and Kohli.
ANIL KUMBLE WAS A LAST MINUTE ENTRANT IN THE COACH’S RACE AND ALSO DID NOT FIT IN THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE BCCI FOR THE POST.
former India skipper, in his capacity as a CAC member, spoke to various team members at Edgbaston where the team trained indoors on Friday to take stock of the situation.
“I’ve been at the ground since 8.00 am. I’m supposed to have spoken to players, spoken to Virat Kohli. I’ve not done it one bit, and neither am I keen to,” Ganguly said. “Everybody faces controversy. Just deal with it and move on. You should not worry about it. Professionals find a way. Look at (Cristiano) Ronaldo. He’s in controversies every week but he comes and takes Real Madrid to the Champions League final.”
Ganguly refused to divulge anything about CAC’s future course of action. “I don’t know…we’ll see what happens,” he said.
“You need to hear from the right people and not by what’s going around. You need to hear from them what it is, what they want, what’s the way forward and then deal with it. It’s too early at this stage. We are in the middle of the Champions Trophy.
“Sometimes, small things just get blown out of proportion. When you have two friends sit in a media box and talk, you have a different opinion about a player, he has a different opinion. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get along. That’s life,” he added.