3 Indian coaches who were more influential than Ravi Shastri

#2. John Wright

India's first foreign recruit, John Wright took the onus as India's head coach along with a young skipper in Sourav Ganguly to revive Indian cricket that was going through a phase of turmoil.

The duo of Ganguly-Wright was instrumental in bringing back the confidence of Indian fans and followers by doing something that nobody was accustomed to in the earlier days - winning abroad.

The team had very successful outings overseas during the 2000-2005 period. Winning the Kolkata Test match in March 2001 triggered the momentum in India's favor and instilled a certain confidence to beat the best in the world.

They went on to drew the series in 2002 against England, and in 2004 they drew against Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Indian cricket was at its best then as this young group of boys even reached the final of the 2003 ICC World Cup in South Africa.

After the match-fixing scandals, cricket was once again the talking point in the country - but this time for all good reasons. India's maiden Test series victory in Pakistan in 2004 was one of the highlights of Wright's career as Indian coach.