Trying to be an 'elder brother' to players - Kumble

Anil Kumble's term as India's coach already includes a Test series win overseas, but a massive home season looms with 13 Tests, eight ODIs and three T20Is against New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia.

Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Kumble was excited with the depth of talent in the Indian team and picked out R Ashwin as the world's best spinner and a vital cog to the team's success

Having a strong bench can still lead to the odd problem or two. In India's case it was the choice between Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma. Kumble said his job, with regards to selection, was to simply feed the captain as much information as possible and let him take the final call

Speaking of captains, was it hard for Kumble to manage a high-profile player like MS Dhoni?

When he was appointed India's coach for one year in June, Kumble insisted that he wanted to work behind the scenes and has reiterated that by saying he wanted the players to treat him like an 'elder brother'

And the elder brother couldn't resist the temptation to return to the bowling crease. Kumble said he sent down more than few deliveries in the nets and even injured his calf in the Caribbean.