Bishan Singh Bedi slams Sourav Ganguly, says Dada ‘can’t wash hands off’ Anil Kumble fiasco

Former captain Bishan Singh Bedi on Thursday said he felt “sorry” for Anil Kumble for having to quit as India head coach due to differences with skipper Virat Kohli, and slammed the BCCI for allowing this to happen. Bedi found fault with BCCI officials for allowing such a situation to develop in which the coach had to step down.

“I feel it was most avoidable situation. It is not between who is boss on the field and who is boss off the field. They both serve in the game in their own capacity. The need to agree to disagree is seldom followed. We are all grown up adults and we can have a difference of opinion. But we cannot have different path,” Bedi told reporters on the sidelines of an event. “You have allowed this to develop in the first place. Who allowed this? They (the BCCI) allowed. They are disqualified people, disqualified as far as Lodha panel is concerned, these BCCI officials,” he said.

Hailing Kumble as one of the finest cricketing brains in the country, Bedi said he felt sorry for him. “In this particular case, I feel sorry for Kumble. He is not given his fair due. If this …read more