#2 John Wright (2000-2005)
John Wright, the former New Zealand batsman was appointed India coach ahead of the Zimbabwe series in November 2000.
Wright along with Saurav Ganguly transformed the image of Indian cricket from being a home side bully to fierce competitors overseas. He also invested in young blood and brought in the likes of Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag into the team.
The results were immediately evident. The epic series win against Australia set the ball rolling. It was a beginning of the fruitful period for the team.
He along with Ganguly won a Test outside the subcontinent in 15 years when they beat Zimbabwe in 2001. And then came that triumph in the NatWest series in England in 2002.
India then went on to beat England in a Test match in England in 2002 and in Australia in 2003-2004.
The accolades did not end here. India reached the finals of the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, where they lost to Australia. History was made India defeated Pakistan in 2004 and became the first team in history to do so in Pakistan.
He called it quits during the 2005 return tour of Pakistan. He left behind a glittering coaching career indeed.
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