5 controversies surrounding Virat Kohli

#1 Conflict with Kumble

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And this is the latest and perhaps the most controversial of it all. According to some reports, the captain-coach pairing had stopped communicating properly since December of last year. Apparently, the players didn’t like Kumble’s ‘headmasterly’ approach which deprived them of freedom in the dressing room.

Kumble’s tenure with the Indian cricket team might have lasted for only a year, but it bore fruits – especially in Tests – and that’s why his resignation was a disappointment for many. However, according to the legendary leg-spinner, his relationship with the captain had become “untenable” and that “it was best for me to move on.”

Kohli was criticised for this in some quarters of the cricketing fraternity with Sunil Gavaskar actually suggesting that “if any of the players are complaining [about Kumble’s style], I feel those players are the ones who should be left out of the team."

One can never really know what truly happened between the two, but the fact that the problems between one of India’s greatest cricketing minds and potentially its best ever batsman couldn’t be solved is a shame in itself.