Indian former player Anil Kumble who is the mentor of the Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians has stepped down from his position.
Kumble who has been associated with IPL since 2013 took the decision to grasp the other opportunities in sports and cricket.
His decision was based on the conflict of interest in the board. Earlier, the Indian team director Ravi Shastri has been removed from IPL governing council.
Whereas, Mumbai Indians thanked their team mentor today as, “"Mumbai Indians is grateful to Anil Kumble, India s highest wicket taker in both Tests and one days for his contribution in strengthening the Mumbai Indians Franchisee. In his first year as the Mentor, Mumbai Indians won the IPL and the Champions League in 2013. Mumbai Indians won the IPL once again in 2015.”
Kumble from his side to the players said, "I sign off with the obvious satisfaction of moulding a set of brilliant individuals to a high performing unit. Over the 3 years, MI met unprecedented success winning the IPL twice and the Champions League once. Winning both trophies in the same year (2013) being our crowning glory. As I move on to pursue other interests around cricket, I shall be amiss if I do not express my deep sense of appreciation to The Ambani family, particularly Smt. Nita Ambani, Akash Ambani and Nikhil Meswani for their unstinted support and empowerment."
The former Indian captain also added, “The players and my support team (coaching and non- coaching staff) have been an admirable bunch and were a joy to work with. Finally, I thank the MI fans for their constant support.”
