Who said what on Anil Kumble's appointment as Team India's head coach

BCCI president Anurag Thakur named former India skipper Anil Kumble as the head coach for the next one year.

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday put all speculations to rest as it finally announced the name of new chief coach of Team India. 

Board president Anurag Thakur named former India skipper Anil Kumble as the head coach for the next one year.

After the much-awaited announcement, cricket fraternity took to Twitter to share their views on the new development. 

Anil Kumble the new Indian coach. Wonderful news for a great man! Best wishes, buddy!

— KP (@KP24) June 23, 2016

Heartiest welcome to @anilkumble1074 Sir. Look forward to your tenure with us. Great things in store for Indian Cricket with you

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 23, 2016

Great news for indian cricket..congratulation Anil Bhai @anilkumble1074 for becoming the head coach of @BCCI ..good luck going forward

— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) June 23, 2016

Congrats Anil bhai on your appointment as the new Team India coach. Wish you all the best. @anilkumble1074

— Ashoke Dinda (@dindaashoke) June 23, 2016

Congrats @anilkumble1074 for being appointed as India coach. Best choice @bcci, hopefully he'll take Indian cricket to new heights.

— GGF (@GautamGambhir) June 23, 2016

Jumbo news 4Team India.Congrats @anilkumble1074
To have a coach who cud play wid broken jaw wud be an inspiration fr guys in dressing room.

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 23, 2016

Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar also welcomed the appointment of Jumbo by saying: "You don't need a coaching degree, all you have to be is a good man manager. Kumble brings into table a lot of determination, experience and intelligence as India coach," Gavaskar told NDTV.

Few minutes back, Kumble himself took to Twitter to thank everyone.

Thank you all for your unconditional support & love. Very touched. It's a great honour 2 be part of the Indian team again 1/2

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) June 23, 2016

Looking forward to having a great journey ahead. Continue ur support to the Indian team. 2/2

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) June 23, 2016