Anil Kumble resigned from the post of a coach after a fight between the coach and captain Virat Kohli who did not have a talk during the recently concluded Champions Trophy 2017.
Ravi Shastri was named as the director of team India from 2014-2016 and had a great rapport with the team especially Virat Kohli. Tom Moody, Virender Sehwag, and Ravi Shastri are the top 3 contenders for coach job.
Here we look at the 5 reasons why Ravi Shastri is better than Anil Kumble:
- Better Rapport
Ravi Shastri has a better rapport with team India members. Whenever the team is down, he motivates the team and also gives them tips to play to their potential. He was named as the director of team India in 2014 bringing positive results winning ODI series against England in their own den, winning the Test series in Sri Lanka, winning the test series against South Africa as Anil Kumble is an authoritative personality.
- Ravi Shastri a character based person
Ravi Shastri is someone who wants character in the team. He wanted the players to be aggressive and make things on the field, bringing positive energy while taking to boys in the morning. As far Kumble is concerned, he wanted the players to achieve excellence in the field.
- Less fatherly figure
Ravi Shastri is a less fatherly figure than Anil Kumble. Ravi Shastri wants his team to do well and gives them the confidence to play fearless cricket while Anil Kumble wanted players to play with all the thinking. He wants the team to excel and is a scolding person who wants the team is perfect. Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli did not have a talk during the entire Champions Trophy 2017.
- Knows how to handle the situation
Ravi Shastri knows how to handle the behavior of the Indian players. He understands the Indian players well as he spent almost 2 years with team India. Despite a player not performing well, he talks with the player and tells him to perform better next time while Anil Kumble is a person who gives tips in dominating manner.
- Ravi Shastri and Kohli on the same page about selection matter
Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli are on the same page about the playing XI. If both of them wants the same player, Virat Kohli has the backing of Ravi Shastri. It is one of the best sites in the cricketing world to see both coach and captain. While Anil Kumble who wanted some other player, Virat Kohli did not agree on the player which the coach wanted.