Top 10 cricketing controversies of the decade
Right from the first year of the decade (2010), big controversies came out.
The Kumble-Kohli rift
Rifts between captain and coach is nothing new in Indian cricket. Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell had a major fall out in the first decade of the 21st century. India had to bear another rift and captain-coach fall out in this decade. Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble are two of India’s greatest players from different generations and eras but the two together will be remembered as a duo that couldn’t coexist together.
In 2016, Kumble was appointed as head coach of the Indian team and had a very successful stint. India did well across formats under the former leg-spinner and was all set to continue after his one-year tenure ended as well. However, reports of rift between Kohli and Kumble emerged. It was alleged that the captain didn’t agree with a playing XI (for the fourth Test against Australia in Dharamsala) and things boiled up from there.
Kohli brushed aside rumours of rift ahead of the Champions Trophy in June 2017. However, after India’s loss in the final of the tournament, Kumble steps down as head coach. He sent out a tweet which said that the skipper had reservations with Kumble’s style of coaching and didn’t want him to continue as head coach which led to the Indian legend taking the step.
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