Cricket is the most favorite game of almost every person. Everyone loves to watch and play this game. It is the most popular game in the whole world, and there are millions of fans of this game. Coaches are appointed by the teams for their training and helping them out. Every group has almost 1 or 2 coaches for their training and also point out the problems of the teams and their weaknesses as well. We all know that everyone needs a teacher to know about the particular thing and be skillful. That instructor or teacher is the person who takes you to the destination. Coach is the person who has the capability to handle every player of the game and tell them about their strengths and weaknesses as well. Not only handle them individually, but they can treat the team as a whole that can make the whole group more successful. Coaches are most important part of every game and play a prominent role in the success of the group.
The following are top cricket coaches in the world:
10. Mike Hesson:
He is currently the head instructor of New Zealand cricket players. He is considered as the most experienced instructor at this time and of modern cricket as well. He started his coaching career with the 7 years experience as the director of the club in 1996. Then he was appointed as the head coach of Kenya cricket group in 2011 but only for one year as he was facing some security issues for himself and his family as well. He has also done coaching for the team of Argentina in 2003. Then after that in 2012, he was appointed as the coach of New Zealand cricket group and is still serving it. It will serve this players group till the end of 2015 only.
9. Darren Lehmann:
He was an Australian cricketer. He has played almost 117 one day`s and 27 test series as well. He started to do coaching for the Australian group in 2008 as an assistant coach. He has also done coaching for the group Deccan Chargers in Indian Premier League for almost 3 years. Then after that he was appointed as the main coach of an Australian team in 2013 and is still doing this job for the group. His achievement does not end here, and then he did coaching for the group Kings XI Punjab in IPL of 2013.
8. Tom Moody:
Again here comes an Australian cricketer and now the main coach of the group as well. At a start, he was the director of a cricket club in 2002 then he starts his international career with the coaching of the Sri Lankan team in 2005. Then he was appointed as the coach in the cricket federation of Australia in 2008. He has also done coaching for the group Sun risers Hyderabad in IPL 2013 season. He has also done commentary on famous sports channels.
7. Andy Flower:
He was Zimbabwean cricketer and now serving as the coach. He was also one of the best wicketkeepers in the history of the cricket. He was on number 31 position among 100 cricketers of all times. He started his coaching career as an assistant coach for England team in 2007. Under his coaching, that group has won many world cup series that made this group more successful and in best 10 cricket teams of the world. He was also honored as the best English coach of all times due to his services and activities for this group.
6. Duncan Fletcher:
Duncan was the player of Zimbabwe and now serving as the professional coach. He started to coach the international team in 1999. During his time, he has made many big changes in the group which became the reason of the win of many big series and world cup as well. He also received the honor from the British Empire in 2005 due to win of many big series. Then he was appointed as the coach of an Indian group in 2011. He is still serving the Indian team as a coach. Under his coaching, Indian group has won many international series.
5. Dav Whatmore:
He was an Australian Player and now professional coach as well. His cricket career was very short as he has played only 1 one day series and 7 test matches. He started his coaching career with the Sri Lankan team in 1996. Then after that he was appointed as the coach Bangladesh in 2003 which was very successful for the team. Then he was also appointed by the Pakistani cricket group in 2012 which made a Pakistani group win some important matches as well. He has also done coaching for the IPL group Kolkata Knight Riders for almost 3 years.
4. John Wright:
John was the cricketer of New Zealand and is now serving as the professional coach. He is more famous with the name Shake. He started his coaching career at a cricket club in 2000. Later he was appointed by the Indian team for their coaching that made to get into the final of World Cup of 2013 and also won many big series as well. He also served as a coach for the team of New Zealand in 2012. He has also done coaching for the IPL team Mumbai Indians in 2013. He is very successful and experienced coach of the world.
3. Gary Kirsten:
Gary was the very famous cricketer of South Africa. He is now the currently serving as the coach as well. He started his coaching career for the Indian National team in 2008 and served this team for almost 4 years. During his tenure, an Indian team won many big series and the world cup of 2011. The best thing ever happened to Indian cricket team was the selection of MS Dhoni as their captain as he appointed him as their captain. He was then appointed by a South African team in 2011.
2. Bob Whoolmer:
Bob was the famous English cricketer and started his coaching career with a club in 1991. Later he was appointed as the coach of South Africa in 1994 and during his time South Africa won many series like 10 out of 15 test series which shows he was a successful coach for them. Then he was also appointed as the coach of Pakistan in 2004. He also received as famous award Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his work for the Pakistani team. But he died in 2007 which was not in the favor of Pakistani team as they need him still.
1. John Buchanan:
John was a very good cricketer and now coach as well. He is considered as the best coach in the cricket history. He was serving the Australian team in 1999. Under his training, an Australian team made many achievements like he won World Cup of 2007 and 2004 as well. Then John Buchanan also served as the coach in IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009. England cricket team also hired him only for consultancy. He is currently serving as the coach of New Zealand team from 2013.
Top 10 Best Cricket Coaches in the World:
| Sr.No. | Names |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Buchanan |
| 2 | Bob Woolmer |
| 3 | Gary Kirsten |
| 4 | John Wright |
| 5 | Dav Whatmore |
| 6 | Duncan Fletcher |
| 7 | Andy Flower |
| 8 | Tom Moody |
| 9 | Darren Lehmann |
| 10 | Mike Hesson |
Conclusion:
We conclude that cricket is very famous and loved the game all over the world. The players of the team are trained by the coaches of the team are coaches point out their weaknesses and strengths as well. Coaches are the most important part of the team. All these coaches have served different teams of the world and were very successful as well during their period. Some of them were remarkably successful for their teams as they became the reason of their win of some big series.