Indian Premier League: Top 10 Coaches in IPL History

# 7 Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis joined as the head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016 and the Kolkata side has played 3 seasons under him. He had the prior experience of the KKR culture before joining as the head coach as he had played in the same franchise as an overseas player before 2016.

The South African ensured that the club reaches the Playoffs stage in all the three seasons in IPL 2016, 2017 and 2018, but they could not reach the finals in all the three seasons. In IPL 2016, KKR lost to the eventual winners Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator; while in 2017, they lost to the Mumbai Indians in the qualifier. IPL 2018 also saw them losing in the qualifier match to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In total, he had ensured 26 wins in 47 matches for the side co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan. His winning percentage of 55.32 makes him the 7th best coach in the IPL history.