May 16, 2024
Team India has had four foreign coaches so far. Let's take a look them and their performances over the years:
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John Wright was the first foreign coach in Indian cricket history, holding the role from 2000 to 2005. Wright took charge in 2000 when Indian cricket was going through a turmoil on account of the match-fixing scandal.
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The New Zealander forged a fruitful partnership with captain Sourav Ganguly and took Indian cricket to new heights.
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The duo of Wright and Ganguly led India to a historic 2-1 Test series against Australia and home, drew a test series 1-1 in Australia.They also took India to the final of the 2003 ODI Cricket World Cup.
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Greg Chappell's tenure as India coach proved to be unpleasant following his turbulent times with captain Sourav Ganguly.The Chappell–Ganguly controversy was caused by a series of events in late 2005 and early 2006 which involved highly publicised infighting in the Indian cricket team.
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The dispute resulted in the removal of Ganguly as captain and his replacement by vice-captain Rahul Dravid in November 2005, with Ganguly being dropped from the ODI team.Ganguly was also dropped from the Test team at the end of January 2006.
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The controversies surrounding Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Greg Chappell came to an end after India's poor performance and early elimination from the 2007 ODI Cricket World Cup.
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Kirsten was the coach of the Indian cricket team from 2008 to 2011. Under his coaching, India ended their ICC trophy drought after a long wait of 28 years by winning the 2011 ODI World Cup.
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The South African also guided India to the No. 1 Test spot for the first time in 2010.
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Fletcher was appointed coach of the India cricket team in 2011.Under his coaching, India won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England with MS Dhoni leading the team.
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Under Fletcher's coaching, India achieved eight series victories in a row. His contract ended after the 2015 Cricket World Cup and was not renewed.
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