“Things Weren’t Working Out Between Virat Kohli, Anil Kumble…”: Virender Sehwag On India Coaching Offer, And Why He Rejected it

Virender SehwagHis statement has as much clarity as his batting. The legendary hitter changed the definition of opener play in the Test with his brutal swing. It made Sehwag a household name and one of the most feared tennis players of his game days. He was the first Indian hitter to hit three tonnes in the Tests and finished within seven runs to become the first hitter to hit three tonnes. In 2017, he was approached to apply for the role of coach of India as Anil Kumblesuccessor.

Sehwag said that then captain India Virat kohli and BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary approached him. The 2007 World T20 winner and a member of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian team added that he was informed that because things were not going well between Kohli and then-coach Anil Kumble, he asked to apply for the highest position.

“I wouldn’t have applied if Virat Kohli and then BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary hadn’t approached me. We had a meeting and he (Choudhary) told me that everything between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble wasn’t going to work. well, we want you to take the position of coach. He told me that Kumble’s contract will expire after the Champions Trophy in 2017 and then you can go to the West Indies with the team,” the legend said. opening for News18 Chaupal.

He added that he did not have the power to choose his own support staff and therefore did not take the job. “I’m not saying yes or no, but I said if I went to the West Indies I would want my coaching staff, assistant coach, bowling coach, batting coach and hitting coach. I wanted to have my own choice for support staff and I didn’t have that option so I didn’t travel to the West Indies,” added Sehwag.