5 former Indian cricketers who are currently coaching foreign teams

The trend of foreign coaches in cricket has been around for quite a few years now and it has only grown in the recent past. The hiring of coaching staff from other countries became prevalent in Indian cricket primarily at the turn of the millenium. However, there have also been instances when former Indian cricketers have been hired by teams from other countries for coaching jobs. Even in the present day, there are quite a few Indians who are into coaching roles in a different part of the cricket world.We have picked out 5 of them and here’s what they are up to:

#1 Robin Singh

Robin is also the coach of Mumbai Indians

Former Indian cricketer and fielding coach Robin Singh is presently the coach of the Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League. He took over in the year 2014 and has had a successful outing with them ever since.

Robin took the Tridents to the pinnacle in his very first year as coach as they ended up being champions of the 2014 CPL. They played brilliantly in the 2015 edition of the tournament as well and ended up being the runners-up losing to Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in the final.

Apart from coaching the Mumbai Indians, he is also set to coach one of the Pakistan Super League franchises.This stint has only added to Robin Singh’s credentials as a coach and is sure to take him a long way forward.

#2 Manoj Prabhakar

Prabhakar was also the head coach of Delhi Ranji team

In December 2015, former Indian fast bowler Manoj Prabhakar signed up as the bowling coach of the Afghanistan national team. Although the minnows have been taking giant leaps in the cricketing sphere of late, things have only got better ever since Prabhakar came in.

The former paceman has joined forces with Pakistani great Inzamam-ul-Haq, who is Afghanistan’s head coach, and is taking the team to greater heights. Inzamam recently went a step ahead in recognizing Manoj Prabhakar’s efforts by giving him credit for the team’s rich vein of form at present.

His current profile comes as a welcome change for Prabhakar, who had been sacked as Delhi’s coach a few years back in 2011.

#3 Sridharan Sriram

Sriram played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL

Former Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram was recently hired by Cricket Australia as a spin bowling coaching consultant. This happened prior to Australia’s tour of Bangladesh which eventually did not go through. Despite this, Sriram has been retained keeping in view the ICC World Twenty20 which will be played in India this year.

Sriram will be working alongside Aussie batting great Mike Hussey during the Australian team’s campaign in the tournament. Prior to this, the former all-rounder was also involved with the Australia ‘A’ side on their tour to Indian in 2015.

Sridharan Sriram’s job profile will primarily revolve around helping the team prepare for the conditions they will be facing.

#4 Sunil Joshi

Joshi picked 41 wickets in 15 test matches for India

Sunil Joshi, the former Indian left-arm spinner, has been roped in by the Oman cricket team as they prepare themselves for their very first appearance in a major cricket tournament in the form of the ICC World Twenty20. Joshi will be taking up the mantle of being their spin-bowling coach.

The spinner joins the coaching staff for Oman, which is headed by Sri Lanka’s former cricketer Duleep Mendis. Before the ICC World Twenty20, however, the Oman team will also be taking part in the Asia Cup T20 qualifier to be played in Bangladesh and Joshi will be accompanying them there too.

A good stint here may help Sunil Joshi move to broader horizons as a coach.

#5 Venkatapathy Raju

Venkatapathy played in 28 test matches for India

Venkatapathy Raju used to be an integral part of the Indian spin attack during Anil Kumble’s early days. However, at present, he is busy building up a coaching profile for himself. Raju was recently hired as a member of the coaching staff for the ICC Americas regional team, which will be taking part in the West Indies Cricket Board's Nagico Super50 tournament early in 2016.

This team consists of players from the USA and Canada and has been picked by a panel headed by Venkatapathy Raju, Courtney Walsh and Mike Young. The next part of the job for Raju is likely to begin when the Super50 tournament gets underway this month. Prior to this, the spinner was also involved with the Nepal side in their preparation for the World T20 qualifier.