Comparing Ravi Shastri with other coaches team India has had

The recent debacle in England has put the focus back on Indian team's coaching staff. This series was marred by a lot of tactical errors from Indian team management, from the wrong selection to insufficient preparation.

This will spark a debate about the ability of the coach and his support staff. It is often said that a coach or a captain is as good as the team. Having said that, decisions which are taken in the dressing room are the responsibility of the team management and they cannot absolve themselves from the efficacy of those decisions.

There are bound to be comparisons from the predecessors. Let's see how good prior Indian coaches were, by looking at their track record since John Wright.

#1 John Wright (November 2000-April 2005)

Test winning percentage: 40%

ODI winning percentage: 52%

John Wright with Saurav Ganguly

John Wright was India's first foreign coach. He was a man of few words and possessed a calm demeanour. He was a former New Zealand opening batsman.

Wright formed an excellent partnership with Indian Captain Saurav Ganguly and together they took Indian Cricket from the low of the match-fixing saga to the high of winning Test matches abroad.

During his tenure, India played 52 Test matches out of which they won 21 matches and lost 15, which translates into a winning percentage of 40%. Talking about ODI's India won 68 matches out of 130 played and lost 56, ODI winning percentage translates into 52%.

#2 Greg Chappell (May 2005-April 2007)

Test winning percentage: 39%

ODI winning percentage: 51%

Greg Chappell

Arguably, one of the most turbulent phases of Indian cricket, Greg Chappell's tenure had its highs and lows. India won a one day series in Pakistan and won their first ever test in South Africa, which were the high points of his tenure. His showdown with Saurav Ganguly and India's early exit from the 2007 World Cup were the low points of his tenure.

During his tenure, India played 18 Test matches out of which they won 7 matches and lost 4, which translates into a winning percentage of 39%. Talking about ODI's India won 32 matches out of 62 played and lost 27, ODI winning percentage translates into 51%.

#3 Gary Kirsten (March 2008-April 2011)

Test winning percentage: 48%

ODI winning percentage: 59%

Gary Kirsten

Under Kirsten, Indian cricket saw one of its best phases, India won the 2011 World Cup and reached the number one ranking in Test cricket.

During his tenure, India played 33 Test matches out of which they won 16 matches and lost 6, which translates into a winning percentage of 48%. Talking about ODI's India won 59 matches out of 93 played and lost 29, ODI winning percentage translates into 59%.

#4 Duncan Fletcher (April 2011-March 2015)

Test winning percentage: 37%

ODI winning percentage: 56%

Fletcher during a training session

After the high of the 2011 World Cup, India came down crashing during Fletcher's tenure, The only saving grace for Fletcher was the 2013 Champions trophy title. Talking about Test cricket, India got whitewashed in England and Australia during this period.

During his tenure, India played 35 Test matches out of which they won 13 matches and lost 15, which translates into a winning percentage of 37%. Talking about ODI's India won 47 matches out of 83 played and lost 29, ODI winning percentage translates into 56%.

#5 Ravi Shastri (April 2015-March 2016)

Test winning percentage: 62%

ODI winning percentage: 43%

Shastri with Duncan Fletcher

Ravi Shastri was a stop-gap arrangement during his first tenure.

During his first stint, India played 8 Test matches (mostly at home) out of which they won 5 matches and lost 1, which translates into a winning percentage of 62%. Talking about ODI's India won 7 matches out of 16 played and lost 9, his ODI winning percentage translates into 43%.

#6 Anil Kumble (March 2016-June 2017)

Test winning percentage: 70%

ODI winning percentage: 61%

Anil Kumble

One of the most tenacious and respected Indian cricketers, Kumble started his tenure as an Indian coach in March 2016. During this period, India mostly played their test matches at home and got unprecedented success.

As a player, Kumble was hard working and set very high standards for himself which also translated into Kumble being a hard taskmaster as a coach. Personality clashes led to his resignation from the post of team coach, just after one year at the helm.

During his tenure, India played 17 Test matches out of which they won 12 matches and lost 1, which translates into a winning percentage of 70%. Talking about ODI's India won 8 matches out of 13 played and lost 5, ODI winning percentage translates into 61%.

#7 Ravi Shastri (July 2017-till date)

Test winning percentage: 40%

ODI winning percentage: 76%

Shastri during India England series

After the unceremonious exit of Anil Kumble, Shastri was appointed the head coach of Indian team with Sanjay Bangar and Bharat Arun as his assistants.

Indian team lost two important overseas test series in South Africa and England during his current stint. Indian team was expected to do well against relatively weak South African and English sides, but, once again they flattered to deceive. In ODI's, India thrashed South Africa at their home by a huge margin of 5-1, which has been the highlight of Shastri's stint so far.

During his current stint, India has played 15 Test matches so far out of which they have won 6 matches and lost 7, which translates into a winning percentage of 40%. Talking about ODI's India have won 19 matches out of 25 played and lost 6, ODI winning percentage translates into 76%.