Rating the Indian Coaches who donned the hats since 2000

Greg Chappel (2005-2007) – 5/10

Greg Chappell famously bowled over Sourav Ganguly and had Rahul Dravid take the reins

Never in the history of Indian Cricket was a coach as closely associated with controversies as Greg Chappell. The former Australian captain took over the job in 2005. It is said that Sourav Ganguly, former Indian skipper played a big-wheel in the appointment of Chappell as the coach. However, it brought more disappointments than celebrations for the team. Unfortunately, most of them were rooted in the rift between Ganguly and Chappel.

Meanwhile, the personal equations between the coach and the players started to make more news that the team's performance. His leaked e-mail addressed to Ranbir Mahendra, the then President of BCCI, revealed a lot about Chappell's opinion of his team and players. In the e-mail, Chappell had pinpointed Ganguly and expressed his sheer disapproval of Ganguly's approach. Hence, it affirmed all the reports about a feud between the two.

Chappell made innumerable changes to the Indian side. His manner of functioning was evidently different from the captain and that did not go down very well with Ganguly. Their infamous public feud during the 2005 tour to Zimbabwe cost Ganguly his captaincy and then a place in the side. The reins of the team were then handed over to Rahul Dravid but they were not content under Chappell.

The Indian team's crumbling performance under him did the rest of the job. Team India's early exit from the 2007 World Cup led to his sacking. Chappell's stint as the Indian coach was ill-starred. Although Chappell continued to mouth praises for the Indian team after his exit, Indian Cricket will never include his name in the list of the favourite coach.

Summary of match results under Greg Chappel

	Matches	Won	Lost	Drwan/No Result	Win%
Test	18	7	4	7	38.89
One-Day Internationals	62	32	27	3	51.61
Twenty20 Internationals	1	1	0	0	100