5 underrated coaches who turned out to be effective

David James Saker
Saker played an important role in England's victory in the 2010-11 Ashes series

#3 Venkatesh Prasad

Venkatesh Prasad
Prasad acted as the bowling coach for Indian cricket team from 2007-09

This Indian bowler made his cricket debut in 1996 and won the title of Ceat International Cricketer of the year 1996-97. His ten-wicket haul against South Africa created a buzz across the realm of International cricket. He was the coach of India U-19 and the team went on to become the runners-up of 2006 World Cup.

He acted as the bowling coach for Indian cricket team from 2007-09. He then went on to become the coach of Chennai Super Kings and played a major role in the team's victory in Indian Premier League, 2010. At present, he serves as the bowling coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Teams AssociatedRoleYears ActiveMost Notable Performance/ Trophy
India (U-19)Coach2005-07World Cup 2006 (Runners up)
IndiaBowling Coach2007-09Pataudi Trophy (2007)
Chennai Super KingsBowling Coach2009-13IPL 2010
Royal Challengers BengaluruBowling Coach2014-IPL 2016 (Runners up)

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