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Ravi Shastri Revives 2016 Head Coach Snub Debate
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News18•05-10-2026, 22:47
Ravi Shastri Revives 2016 Head Coach Snub Debate
- •Ravi Shastri claimed there was some motive behind the decision to overlook him for the India head coach role in 2016.
- •Shastri served as India team director from 2014 to 2016 before the Cricket Advisory Committee appointed Anil Kumble instead.
- •The former coach expressed that the decision hurt him deeply, especially since his work with the team was showing strong results.
- •Anil Kumble tenure lasted only one year before he stepped down, leading to Shastri being appointed head coach in 2017.
- •The 2016 selection process sparked a famous public fallout between Shastri and selection committee member Sourav Ganguly.
Key Questions Answered
The Cricket Advisory Committee, consisting of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, and VVS Laxman, appointed Anil Kumble as India's head coach for a one-year tenure in 2016.
Ravi Shastri felt hurt because he believed he should have continued on sheer merit since his work as team director was starting to produce results, leading him to believe there was some underlying motive behind his exclusion.
The fallout occurred because Shastri interviewed for the head coach job via video link from Bangkok while Ganguly was absent, prompting Shastri to call Ganguly's absence disrespectful and Ganguly to retaliate sharply.
