5 greatest coaches of Indian Cricket Team

#4 Duncan Fletcher

India won the 2013 Champions Trophy under Fletcher

The former Zimbabwean cricketer, who led Zimbabwe to their maiden World Cup win, took over the reins from Gary Kirsten following India’s World Cup triumph in 2011. It is speculated that Kirsten recommended Fletcher for the position.

Fletcher coached India from 2011 till the 2015 World Cup, a period that included 39 Tests, 109 ODIs, and 25 T20Is.

Under his tutelage, India won 14 Tests, 64 ODIs, and 15 T20Is. India’s most notable successes under Fletcher were winning the 2013 Champions Trophy, reaching the final of the 2014 World T20, and reaching the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

However, India also went through some rough patches overseas that included 4-0 Test series whitewashes against England and Australia during the 2011/12 season and the 3-1 and 2-0 losses to Australia during the 2014/15 season.

Aside from their performances in ICC tournaments outside the subcontinent, India's most notable performance overseas was their 3-1 ODI series win over England in England in 2014. From January 2013 to November 2013, the Men in Blue won eight consecutive series, including the Champions Trophy.

Under Fletcher, India were nearly invincible at home and whitewashed the Australians 4-0 in the 2013 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite coaching India to the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup, Fletcher’s contract was not renewed.