This is a list of Indian national cricket team coaches. India is a full member of International Cricket Council since 1926 and played its first test match on 25 June 1932 becoming the fifth country to do so. In November 2021, Rahul Dravid became the head coach of the Men's team after succeeding Ravi Shastri, who held the longest tenure.[1] Amol Mazumdar was appointed the coach of the Indian women's team in October 2023.[2]
| Coach of the Indian National Cricket Team | |
|---|---|
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since 10 July 2024 | |
| Board of Control for Cricket in India | |
| Type | Head Coach |
| Status | Head coach of the Men's National Cricket team |
| Reports to | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Appointer | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Term length | Not Specified |
| Inaugural holder | Keki Tarapore |
| Formation | 1971 |
| First holder | Keki Tarapore |
| Deputy | Men's Assistant Coach: |
| Coach of the India women's national cricket team | |
|---|---|
Official Flag of India | |
since October 2023 | |
| Board of Control for Cricket in India | |
| Type | Head Coach |
| Status | Head Coach of the Women's National cricket team |
| Reports to | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Appointer | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Term length | Not Specified |
| Inaugural holder | Sudha Shah |
| Formation | 2003 |
| First holder | Sudha Shah |
India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev when PR Man Singh was the coach.[3] In 2007, India won the inaugural T20 World cup under Dhoni when Lalchand Rajput was the coach.[4] In 2011, they won the ODI world cup for the second time under Dhoni when Gary Kirsten was the coach.[5] India has also won two Champions trophies in 2002 and 2013 when coached by John Wright and Duncan Fletcher respectively.[6][7] In 2024, India won the T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma when Rahul Dravid was the Head Coach.On 9th July, 2024 Gautam Gambhir is elected as Indian Cricket Team Head Coach.
Men
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| No. | Name | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keki Tarapore | 1971 | India |
| 2 | Hemu Adhikari | 1971-74 | India |
| 3 | Gulabrai Ramchand | 1975 | India |
| 4 | Datta Gaekwad | 1978 | India |
| 5 | Salim Durrani | 1980-81 | India |
| 6 | Ashok Mankad | 1982 | India |
| 7 | PR Man Singh | 1983-87 | India |
| 8 | Chandu Borde | 1988 | India |
| 9 | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1990-91 | India |
| 10 | Abbas Ali Baig | 1991-92 | India |
| 11 | Ajit Wadekar | 1992-96 | India |
| 12 | Sandeep Patil | 1996 | India |
| 13 | Madan Lal | 1996-97 | India |
| 14 | Anshuman Gaekwad | 1997-99 | India |
| 15 | Kapil Dev | 1999-2000 | India |
| 16 | John Wright | 2000-05 | New Zealand |
| 17 | Greg Chappell | 2005-07 | Australia |
| 18 | Ravi Shastri (Interim) | 2007 | India |
| 19 | Lalchand Rajput | 2007-08 | India |
| 20 | Gary Kirsten | 2008-11 | South Africa |
| 21 | Duncan Fletcher | 2011-15 | Zimbabwe |
| (18) | Ravi Shastri (team director) | 2014-16 | India |
| 22 | Sanjay Bangar (Interim) | 2016 | India |
| 23 | Anil Kumble | 2016-17 | India |
| (22) | Sanjay Bangar (Interim) | 2017 | India |
| (18) | Ravi Shastri | 2017-21 | India |
| 24 | Rahul Dravid | 2021-2024 | India |
| 25 | VVS Laxman(Interim) | 2024 (Tour of Zimbabwe) | India |
| 26 | Gautam Gambhir | 9 July 2024—present | India |
Women
edit| No. | Name | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudha Shah | 2003-07 | India |
| 2 | Shantha Rangaswamy | 2003-07 | India |
| (1) | Sudha Shah | 2008-10 | India |
| 3 | K. V. P. Rao | 2010 | India |
| 4 | Anju Jain | 2011-13 | India |
| 5 | Tushar Arothe | 2013-14 | India |
| 6 | Purnima Rau | 2014 | India |
| (1) | Sudha Shah | 2014 | India |
| (6) | Purnima Rau | 2015-17 | India |
| (5) | Tushar Arothe | 2017-18 | India |
| 7 | Ramesh Powar | 2018 | India |
| 8 | WV Raman | 2018-21 | India |
| (7) | Ramesh Powar | 2021-22 | India |
| 9 | Amol Muzumdar | 2023- | India |
See also
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edit- ^ "From John Wright to Rahul Dravid: All you need to know about India's cricket team coaches". Sports Adda. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "BCCI appoints Amol Muzumdar as women's cricket team head coach". The Indian Express. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "40 Years Of 1983 World Cup Win: Who Is PR Man Singh? Mee The Unlikely Hero Without Whom Trophy Was Not Possible". Zee News. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "'We made history when nobody was expecting us to win' – Lalchand Rajput looks back at 2007 T20 World Cup triumph". ESPNcricinfo. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "MS Dhoni and Gary Kirsten reunite in Ahmedabad, revive India's 2011 World Cup triumph memories". India Today. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "John Wright". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Duncan Fletcher". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Indian National cricket team coaches". MPL Sports. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Indian Women cricket team coaches". Female Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.