LONDON: In a new twist to his speculated rift with captain Virat Kohli , chief coach Anil Kumble has not accompanied the Indian team to the West Indies for a limited-overs series starting June 23, citing his commitment to an ICC meeting here.The official reason being given is that Kumble is required to stay back for the ICC 'Annual Conference' as he is the chairman of the Cricket Committee in-charge of taking a call on laws and regulations of the game.The ICC Annual Conference started on Monday and will continue till June 23.Kumble's Cricket Committee meeting will be held on June 22. "Yes, chief coach Anil Kumble is staying back for the ICC Meeting. "Funny, the ICC Meeting dates are known for months and so is the West Indies itinerary. You mean Anil didn't know he had to choose between ICC Meeting and the West Indies tour. May be he is finding it too difficult to continue," the official said.During the entire Champions Trophy, there was hardly any communication between the two during the practice session with chief coach mostly keeping to himself or giving some practice to the bowlers.

Source: Times of India June 20, 2017 09:45 UTC