DHAKA: India have appointed former captain and leg spinner Anil Kumble as their new head coach on a one-year deal.

Kumble, 45, has no international or first-class coaching experience but is India's leading Test wicket taker with 619 wickets in 132 games.

India have been without a head coach since Duncan Fletcher left the role after the 2015 World Cup.

Former team director Ravi Shastri has overseen India's recent World Twenty20 and Asia Cup campaigns.

BDST: 1431 HRS, June 24, 2016
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