India's new coach Anil Kumble said that he went through a nerve racking interview for the Coach's selection. He was one of the 57 applicants for the role and has successfully beaten competition from Ravi Shastri who was a very close competitor. Kumble said that it was his first ever job interview and felt it was strange and nerve racking as his former team mates, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman were on the other side conducting his interview.