A lot of people have commented on social media that Kohli got Kumble out. Kumble's release on twitter directly mentions Kohli too. I would be quite surprised if Kohli would stand against Kumble if he was the only one having an issue with Kumble. Is the Indian team a bunch which doesn't believe in discipline? Kohli has been quite a disciplined cricketer. So to question this, I find odd.
I am not sure why people can't accept Kumble might have been a bad coach and so he was wanted out by the players. When the same thing happened with Kapil Dev, no one believed otherwise and they backed Tendulkar and the other players who didn't think Kapil was a good coach. If Kumble was any thing but a disaster, people wouldn't have wanted him out.
I do know for any basic job you require experience. Has Kumble had any coaching experiences for a season with even a state side or any coaching training that suddenly he got the top coaching position in cricket in the country? One way coaches could get to the top position is by coaching club and first class teams apart from learning the aspects of coaching. For international teams, dealing with A teams , taking up smaller jobs in the Indian team first would be better. A lot of time in soccer for example, the person who get's the manager's job is first used part time before getting the managerial position or he has a lot of experience. 'Indian coach' is a glamour job which attracts all and sundry. Last time there were 20-30 applicants for coach. The number of misses we have had in the past 15-16 years is too much. We can't afford it as a team.
Finally, I wonder how much of a power struggle this is. Gavaskar lashing out is interesting. Kohli and company aren't bowing to pressure of former players. Kohli wanted Shastri as coach. Got Kumble. He wasn't able to work and was opposed and removed. Kohli appeared in every press conference. He is the captain and he is taking a lot of control in his hands. It's not a bad thing. Ten committees try to take Indian cricket in ten directions. Ultimately the blame game ends with the captain. I like some one who leads from the front rather than one who doesn't.
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