5 reasons why Anil Kumble must be retained as India coach

#2 Is it the right time?

The Champions Trophy should be used to gauge the strength of the team and prepare for the 2019 WC

If the aforementioned reasons are negated and one looks only from the team's perspective, the timing might not be right for a new coach to be named. The reason is that the Champions Trophy should ideally work as the tournament to build a team for the 2019 World Cup.

The tournament would not only test a player’s big-match credentials but would also bring to the fore the ability to handle the pressure of an ICC tournament. The results emanating out of the tournament would give a fair indication as to who India’s bets are.

Hence, a change at the helm now would not only hamper the player-coach relationship that might have been established but would also disturb the strategies that might have been put in place to set targets for the next two years.

All in all, a new head coach may dilute the consistent efforts being put in by the team and Kumble over the past 10 months or so, through which they have been reaping rewards.