5 greatest coaches of Indian Cricket Team

#1 John Wright

John Wright helped rebuild the Indian Team following the 2000 match-fixing scandal

In 2000, Indian cricket went through its darkest hour with skipper Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja being accused of match-fixing. At this point, India were given a new captain in Sourav Ganguly and a new coach in John Wright who was the first foreigner to coach India.

The partnership between Wright and Ganguly benefited Indian Cricket as they tasted overseas success in both Tests and ODIs. It was during this period that young cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, and Harbhajan Singh were given opportunities to shine.

Under Wright’s tutelage, India experienced some of their most successful moments, breaking Australia’s winning streak of 16 Test matches by defeating them at Eden Gardens in 2001 before clinching the series in Chennai.

India’s other triumphs included drawing Test series in England and Australia, winning the Natwest Series in 2002, and beating Pakistan in their own backyard in both Tests and ODIs in 2004.

India were the joint winners of the Champions Trophy in 2002 but their biggest success under Wright was reaching the World Cup final in 2003 in South Africa. Sure Gary Kirsten helped India win the World Cup but it was Wright who really had to build the team from scratch. Hence, Wright slightly edges out Gary Kirsten to make it to the top spot on the list.