The Indian team will next face West Indies in the limited-overs series in the Caribbean. "Otherwise, he had it", the official was as quoted by the TOI.
Another important revelation was that the Chief Advisory Committee, which includes Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, didn't immediately approve Kumble's extension.
BCCI had invited applications for the post of coach before the Champions Trophy as they did not renew Kumble's contract.
"The way this Indian team has performed under his coaching, I doubt whether anybody else will be able to replicate his success", Sehwag told UC News, an online data provider.
"I was surprised since I had always respected the role boundaries between the captain and coach", he added.
Rajput, who played two Test matches and was a prolific scorer as opener for Mumbai, said although he had not played much Test cricket, it was "secondary". The main reason behind Kumble's resignation is said to be his disagreement with captain Kohli. "I don't want to talk on this matter", Ganguly, who had picked Kumble as part of the CAC a year ago, said at CAB. Kumble wanted India to bat first after winning the toss, but Kohli had a different opinion.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has now deputed its general manager, Dr M.V. Sridhar to supervise the team management for the West Indies tour.
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Just before India's tour of the West Indies, Kumble put in his papers citing his partnership with skipper Virat Kohli was "untenable" and that he believed it was best to move.
"This is sending a signal for the next coach - either bow down to what the players want you to do, otherwise you, like one of India's cricket legends Anil Kumble, will have to step down", he said.
However, Kohli, before India's opening encounter at the Champions Trophy against Pakistan rejected the reports of him having rift with the head coach, saying they were mere speculations which have been created by the people.
Azhar said it was time for the BCCI to step in and define particular roles for captain and coach to avoid such controversies in the future.
"Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has decided against continuing as the head coach of the Indian cricket team, it was announced on Tuesday".
India are now in the West Indies and will play 5 ODIs and one T20 in the Carribean.
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