In his very first day, Kumble is seen sweating it out with players and giving instructions, be it bowling or batting.
Ravi Shastri's recent comments proves that why he would have been a bad choice for coaching Team India.
This saga has left the Indian cricket fraternity a divided house with former cricketers showing support to the two of them. While Bishan Singh Bedi backed Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar and Gautam Gambhir have thrown their support behind Ganguly.
Ravi Shastri will now have to pay for his unwanted comments on Ganguly, a man who had a reputation for talking straight and getting into numerous tiffs during his playing days.
While former skipper Ganguly has not reacted to the comments, Manjrekar has provided the story a new twist with his tweet which implies that Shastri is not used to "rejections" and Kumble is a "better choice".
Vocal as always, Ravi Shastri's voice found a new target and he expressed displeasure over the disrespectful Sourav Ganguly.
Yes, it was always believed that Shastri was the biggest competitor but the reality was something else.
For sure, Ravi Shastri is having a problem to swallow the bitter pill. It is surprising that he has been continuously making such statements when the BCCI had clarified that they had allowed Ganguly to skip the interview.
As per the reports, it has also been learnt that the board was aware of the fact that Sourav Ganguly won’t be able to mark his presence for Shastri's interview and he was kept in the loop though.
The appointment of Anil Kumble as India’s head coach created a lot of fuss and certainly disappointed Ravi Shastri as he was the toughest contender for the job.