5 great cricketers who struggled in the role of coach

Martin Crowe

Crowe had an unsuccessful coaching stint in the IPL

Iconic former New Zealand batsman and skipper Martin Crowe was among the biggest cricketing superstars to have emerged from the nation. Crowe was not only a brilliant batsman, but he also ranks among the best leaders in the game.

However, the Kiwi great was unable to emulate his success as a cricketer in the role of a coach. In the inaugural edition of the IPL, Crowe was appointed head coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise. Despite having a pretty strong team, RCB had a poor season and finished 7th in the league table among 8 participating teams.

Team owner Vijay Mallya was unhappy with the turn of events and sacked most of the coaching staff other than Martin Crowe. Later that year, though, Crowe himself took the decision to relinquish his position as RCB head coach, leading to Ray Jennings' appointment.

It was one of the rare occasions when the legendary Kiwi cricketer was unsuccessful in a task that he had taken up.