BCCI rubbishes talk of rift as India brace up for Pak

As reports of the alleged rift between coach Anil Kumble and captain Virat Kohli continue to hog the headlines in India, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary vehemently denied any issue between the two.

Speaking to reporters as Team India trained hard at the compact practice facility at Edgbaston, Choudhary, sent along with M V Sridhar (General Manager-Cricket Operations, BCCI) to apparently quell the supposed tension in the squad, rubbished all the reports back home, saying all is well within the team.

"I'm not aware of any (rift between Kumble and Kohli)," responded a smiling Choudhary, completely aware that would be the first



question posed to him. "It's purely in the realm of imagination," he said, shifting the blame on the media, although all reports on the latest controversy have been attributed to sources in the Board itself. 

The entire controversy erupted after the BCCI sent out a communication inviting applications for the coach's job soon after the team touched down in England. Although it had a rider saying that Kumble, who lost just one T20I series against West Indies before enjoying a phenomenal home run where they beat New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia to end the season as No 1 side in Tests, would be an automatic choice as a candidate.