On the grapevine: When a senior cricketer was stumped for answers

India's coach from 2017-2019, Ravi Shastri was the team director in 2015-16 as well. The former Indian captain has spoken too much and as a result faced a lot of criticism. In December last year, Shastri who let some inappropriate words out in Hindi during a post match interview. He was overjoyed with India's win in the first Test match against Australia in Adelaide and said, "Of course we will not let go but for a moment there, our b**ls were in the mouth." Social media was abuzz with a lot of criticism for the Indian coach using this language.

The Australian who was the coach of the Indian cricket team from 2005-2007 had his term clouded with numerous contention. One of them was his email to then BCCI President Ranbir Singh Mahendra. In the email, Greg Chappell wrote of Indian captain at that time, Sourav Ganguly being "prone to panic" which he claimed "affected the team morale". The email was sent soon after the Indian tour of Zimbabwe in 2005. He wrote that, Ganguly's "tinkering with the batting order was sending wrong signals to the players". The skipper's pacing around in the dressing room he claimed "pressurised other players". Chappell also accused the captain of faking injuries. He went on to suggest that Ganguly step down as captain and concentrate on his game. At the Eden Garden, Chappell even showed the fans the middle finger when they booed him for this decision later that year.

The Zimbabwean was coach of the men's cricket team from 2011-2015 during which the team started to stagnate with lack of fresh ideas and bad composition. Duncan Fletcher was one who hardly spoke to the media. This gave a sense of lack of concern and seriousness. The poker face Fletcher often left the fans trying to read his body language for a sense of what to expect. He was known as the man with the shades because he was always seen with his sunglasses on.

The outspoken Indian spinner was India's first appointed coach from 1990-91. Bishen Singh Bedi was called the team's manager during his tenure in 1989-90 during their tour Down Under. After the team lost their match against Australia in the Rothmans Cup, Bedi had said, “The entire teams should be dumped into the Pacific.” He was very angry with the bad performance of the Mohammad Azharuddin-lead team that he made this comment.

The former Indian spinner was coach of the national men's cricket team from 2016-17. Anil Kumble was appointed captain for a year but stepped down because of differences with captain, Virat Kohli. In his tweet, Kumble clearly explained his expectations as coach as he thanked the team and fans for their support during his tenure.