Anil Kumble calls for separate Indian teams in Test and white-ball cricket

Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble feels having totally different squads in limited overs and Test format is the way forward for the country in international cricketEnglands roaring success in ODIs and T20Is has ignited the debate for different teams and coaches in white and red ball cricketDefinitely you need separate teams You need certainly T20 specialists I think what this English team has shown and even the last T20 World Cup champions Australia have shown is that you need to invest in a lot of allrounders Look at the batting order Kumble told ESPNcricinfoToday Liam Livingstone is batting at No 7 No other team has a No 7 of the quality of Livingstone Marcus Stoinis walks in at No 6 for Australia Thats the kind of team you have to build Thats something that you need to invest inAlso readIndian T20 team needs more batters who can bowl Anil KumbleIm not really sure whether you need a different captain or a different coach It all depends on what team you are going to pick and then choose how you want to build the support and the leadership around itFormer Australia allrounder Tom Moody said splitting coaches should be seriously considered by international teams England have Brendon McCullum as their Test coach and Matthew Mott as their whiteball coachI think there is no doubt that moving forward whether it be player or support management there needs to be a serious look into that separationIt seems England have quite a considerable difference between their redball squad and their whiteball squad Theyve created a depth of quality Moody told the cricket website after England won their second T20 World Cup titleWith regards to England being the best whiteball team of all time I dont think theyre there yet If they had won in the UAE at the last T20 World Cup you could base an argument but they werent there in that one So theyve missed a World Cup there Theyve missed that sort of dominance of a cycleMoody said the demands on the players and the team management involved in all the formats are hugeThe price of having success is extremely draining If you are going to be prepared properly its very hard to manage it with three formats said MoodyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever