Anil Kumble Is Indian Cricket Team's New Head Coach: Is He The Best Choice?

Nearly a month after the Indian cricket board advertised for the position of head coach for the national cricket team, Anil Kumble, former skipper and the country’s highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, was appointed to the post on Thursday. But for all his credentials as a player, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not been swayed into thinking that his stature as one of India’s finest cricketers will translate into success as coach and has appointed the former leg-spinner for a period of one year.