5 on-field incidents that prove Anil Kumble will be a great Coach for India

#2 2003 Cricket World Cup : India vs Netherlands - 7th Match, Pool A

Anil Kumble gave India a major relief as he helped win the opener against Netherlands

The latter stages of the 2003 World Cup were disappointing for Anil Kumble as skipper Sourav Ganguly decided against experimentation and left him out from the playing 11. "As far as we are concerned, I can tell you all our batsmen regard Kumble as a very, very major threat," said Kenyan coach Sandeep Patil as he received the news of Kumble's omission for the semi-finals with a sense of relief.

However, Kumble had already shown his mettle in the very first match against the Netherlands. India’s formidable batting order had not exactly clicked and the bowlers were left to defend the paltry total of 204.

However Kumble teamed up with Javagal Srinath to lead from the front did a fantastic job as they skittled the opponents for 136. Kumble returned with an economy of 3.20 and bagged 4 wickets to hand India a comfortable win. Just goes to show how this man at the helm can guide the team comfortably even through rough patches.