5 greatest coaches of Indian Cricket Team

#2 Gary Kirsten

Gary Kirsten helped India lift the 2011 World Cup

Following India’s shocking first round exit at the 2007 World Cup, Greg Chappell resigned as the coach of the Indian Cricket Team. For the next few months, Lalchand Rajput was named the manager of the team before Gary Kirsten was appointed the full-time coach.

Under Kirsten, India went from strength to strength, with many younger players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suresh Raina rising through the ranks.

Kirsten had a very good relationship with skipper MS Dhoni and this became one of the most popular captain-coach combinations in the sport. This helped India become the No.1 ranked Test side in the world, in 2009. The Men in Blue registered two Test series wins against Australia in 2008 and 2010 and also tasted success overseas as they defeated New Zealand in a Test series on their own turf in 2009 whilst also managing to draw a series in South Africa in 2010.

In ODIs under Kirsten, India registered overseas series wins in New Zealand, won the Asia Cup in 2010 and witnessed one of their finest cricketing moments as they won the 2011 World Cup following which the South African was carried on the shoulders of the Indian players.