6 possible Indian replacements for Anil Kumble as the head coach of the Indian cricket team

#5 Sanjay Bangar

Sanjay Bangar has served as an able deputy to Anil Kumble

Sanjay Bangar may well be one of the front-runners if the BCCI is bent upon selecting an Indian national for the highly coveted position. The batting coach of the Indian team at present, Bangar was, in fact, the head coach for the Zimbabwe tour in 2016. Moreover, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli has also openly hailed Bangar work behind the scenes for their massive improvements in the last one year.

The 44-year old also has a vast coaching experience under his belt. He has served as a coach for the India A team, batting coach of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise (now disbanded from IPL) in 2010 and before taking over the reins at Kings XI Punjab, helping them to their only Final appearance in 2014.

Although he didn’t have that great an international career, he was one of the finest all-rounders in domestic cricket during his playing days. Over 8000 runs and 212 wickets in first-class cricket suggest how prolific he was. Moreover, he was also the only player besides Vijay Hazare to achieve the double of 6000 runs and 200 wickets in Ranji Trophy.