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Is it a coincidence that R Ashwin reached new heights as a spinner in away Tests after Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble came together? I believe not, for the two are among the most positive thinkers on the game that Indian cricket knows, and I am sure they have given Ashwin and the other Indian bowlers a dose of the sort of confidence they have rarely known before.While his promotion in the batting order in the first Test must have done Ashwins self-belief a world of good, we learn from the man himself that he successfully overcome his frustration at his lack of wickets in the first innings in Antigua thanks to Kumbles counselling.Kumble obviously knows from his own experience that bowlers sometimes go unrewarded while doing everything right, but not all bowlers recognise this fact. In their anxiety to get wickets, they may end up trying too hard and eventually lose the plot altogether, instead of calmly continuing to do what they have been doing and waiting patiently for their luck to turn.I never played international cricket and do not know firsthand what it is to feel the pressures of bowling at that level, but in my own cricket career I knew how to deal with wicketlessness. It never bothered me so long as I knew I was bowling well.(Actually, that last statement was not entirely true. There came a time when I did become anxious for wickets, and that was the beginning of the end of my bowling career.)As a specialist bowler Kumble brings a rare advantage to his job. He understands bowling and bowlers in a way batsmen-coaches can seldom do. In his all-too-short stint as captain of India, he handled bowlers perhaps better than most of his predecessors did.Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, in his second reign as captain, and Ajit Wadekar, with their different approaches, used their bowling resources well. Pataudi relied heavily on spinners and so did Wadekar, who was a little more defensive in his approach in a typically Mumbai style.Between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid (or even Dravid and MS Dhoni), Dravid was usually more ready to go for the kill, especially in the matter of timing declarations. Both he and Ganguly had Kumble and Harbhajan Singh at their command, though India sometimes went in with only one of them in the XI.As captain, Kumble himself insisted on two spinners in the XI, and used Harbhajan very effectively. He was also not averse to giving Virender Sehwag relatively long spells as an offspinner, or trying to include Ganguly the medium-pacer in his scheme of things.As coach, Kumble has even greater freedom to try out his bowling theories than he had in his captaincy days (as he doesnt have to deal with thinking of when to bring himself on or take himself off), though he still needs to sell his ideas to Kohli.In fact, the Kohli-Kumble partnership could be the ideal coach-captain combination, with Kohli bringing a complementary batsman-captains perspective into their discussions. It helps that both of them are equally aggressive in intent and tend to back the bowlers. Both seem to allow the bowlers to express themselves without inhibition.Bowling allrounder Kapil Dev handled his bowlers remarkably well in the 1983 World Cup and also in Test cricket, leading India to a 2-0 triumph in England, where he marshalled his resources - Chetan Sharma, Roger Binny, Madan Lal, Kapil himself and spinner Maninder Singh - admirably.At a recent cricket-related event, Kapil spoke of the problems he had communicating with one of his favourite bowlers, Roger Binny. He didnt know Hindi and I didnt know English. But Kapil also said that discussions between captain and bowler could assume greater importance than they deserve. There was little conversation possible between me and Roger, so I left him alone, and he bowled very well. Its sometimes good to leave bowlers alone.There can be such a thing as too much communication from the captain to the bowlers, as we saw during Sachin Tendulkars captaincy, or too little, as was sometimes evident when Dhoni led the side. 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He appeared on SportsCenters weekly WWE segment, Off the Top Rope, with Jonathan Coachman on Wednesday and spoke candidly about whether he believes hell ever wrestle again.If you were to ask me nine days out of 10, I would say, Absolutely! Bryan said about his desire to return. I keep trying to convince people that Im OK to wrestle, and I think thats probably the hard part. A lot of times Im trying to convince myself, too, that I can wrestle. Its really hard, because the concussion issue is very subjective, and thats the part that a lot of people dont understand.In February, Bryan told Coachman he had suffered 10 documented concussions throughout his career and that it would be difficult to estimate how many more went unreported. He also admitted to hiding post-concussion seizures for years.But Bryan has undergone further testing since his retirement, which he alluded to Wednesday.I was cleared by a lot of concussion specialists, Bryan said. 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And the IC Champ explodes on #TalkingSmack! #SDLive https://t.co/hgarcKmuj4- WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 24, 2016Considering The Mizs use of real-life events surrounding Bryans retirement in his rant, fans were questioning whether portions of the segment were a shoot -- a direct attack on elements of Bryans life. They were also wondering whether it could be the opposite, servving as the beginning of WWE planting seeds, storyline-wise, for Bryans eventual return.ddddddddddddWith Talking Smack, essentially a postgame show for Tuesdays SmackDown Live, featuring a very unscripted and loose feel, Bryan said he knew very little about what The Miz was going to say when he joined the desk backstage.I just knew that Miz was going to come up and we were going to banter back and forth, Bryan said. But Miz and I have known each other for a long time, and we really know how to get at each others nerves. I brought up the idea that he wrestled like a coward. He knows I dont like the way he wrestles. I just dont like it. Its not my thing. And I called him out on that.But when The Miz countered by calling out Bryan for constantly telling fans he would return in the lead-up to his retirement, only to then walk away from the ring for good, Bryan admits his anger was real.He knows thats really pushing on a nerve, Bryan said. And calling me a coward for not doing it -- which I kind of sometimes think of myself as a coward for not doing it -- you know, its tough. Part of me wanted to punch him in the face, but I figured that probably wasnt such a smart idea on live TV.Its fair to question how much of what Bryan himself has said is a work. This is pro wrestling, after all.But, as far as he has said, it seems that WWE has plans to keep him and The Miz away from each other on screen moving forward. He also admitted just how difficult it has been for him to be close to the current product on SmackDown and not be able to competeWhen I go out there, the whole arena is like, Yes! Yes! Yes! and then I just sit in a chair, and I just watch the match, Bryan said. And then I go home to Brie [Bella, his wife] and say, Im going to quit. Im going to go wrestle somewhere. And then she talks me down off the ledge, and Im just like, OK. Ive got to think about her, and we are trying to have a family and that sort of thing. But that part of it is tough.Much of Bryans post-retirement journey has been documented for the new E! series Total Bellas, a spin-off of the reality show Total Divas. Bryan admitted to going through serious heartache and depression during the filming of the show. He was also quite candid about not looking forward to reliving it through his upcoming media obligations ahead of the Oct. 5 premiere. ' ' '