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

#3 Mohinder Amarnath

Mohinder Amarnath had turned down the job of coaching a talented India-A team in the early 2000s

Amarnath has had coaching experiences with a rising Bangladesh side in the mid-90s, Rajasthan in domestic cricket and also a coaching assignment with the Moroccan Cricket team. Surprisingly, he had turned down the job of coaching a talented India-A team in the early 2000s, he was one of the four shortlisted candidates to take up the role of the Indian Coach in 2005.

He has also worked as a consultant for the Bengal cricket team after their relegation to the Plate Division in Ranji Trophy. The 66-year old now mostly spends his time doing commentary assignments.

As a player, he is most remembered for his performance in India’s title winning campaign in the 1983 World Cup. He won two consecutive ‘Man of the Match’ awards in the final two matches of the tournament and was also adjudged the ‘Man of the Series’.

The 66-year-old was one of India’s batting greats in the 1980s with 6302 overall runs to his name in 154 international games. Moreover, he was a handy medium pacer also as he claimed 78 wickets in his international career.