5 former cricketers who have become coaches of IPL teams

Apr 21, 2016 at 12:09 AM

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5 former cricketers who have become coaches of IPL teams

The legends of the game like VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, and Ricky Pointing have played for their countries for a long time. These cricketers have also played the Indian premier league and now they have become coaches for IPL franchises. They become coaches to teach the young Indian players the basics of the game and help them to become better players. Let us look at the five former cricketers who have become coaches for IPL teams.

  1. Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid an excellent role model for young cricketers is now the mentor for the Delhi Daredevils in IPL 9. Since the start of IPL, he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2008-2010. After that, he played and led the team for Rajasthan Royals to playoffs in 2013. In 2014 and 2015 he became the mentor of Rajasthan Royals team. In that team the likes of Sanju Samson Karun Nair got to learn a lot from Rahul Dravid, He played 89 IPL matches and scored a total of 2174 runs which shows that Rahul Dravid was an excellent batsman. He also becomes the coach of Under 19 team which reached the finals of the ICC World Cup in 2016.  In the current IPL 9, Delhi Daredevils has done well so far winning 2 matches out of 3. He played for India and became the fourth highest run getter in test matches.

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2. VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman another excellent former cricketer is now the mentor of Sunrisers Hyderabad team since IPL 2013. He played for Deccan Chargers and become the captain of Deccan Chargers for the first season. Laxman did not perform well in that tournament and he dropped himself halfway through the tournament. He was not able to perform well in the next two seasons. In 2011, Laxman was brought by new franchise Kochi Tuskers. In 2012 IPL edition there were no buyers for him and could not participate in that edition. In the second season, Deccan Chargers team won the IPL season. VVS Laxman played a memorable knock at Eden Gardens, Kolkata against Australia in  2001 and gave India a victory which looked impossible. As a coach he has a very positive attitude towards the game and gives the youngsters a chance to express themselves.

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3. Ricky Pointing

Ricky Pointing another excellent cricketer is now the coach of Mumbai Indians team. He has represented for Kolkata Knight Riders franchise in 2008. In 2013 edition he played for Mumbai Indians team along with great Sachin Tendulkar. Under his coaching time, he has led Mumbai Indians to victory in 2015 after a poor start to the tournament. In 2016 edition they have not started well losing 3 matches and winning only 1. He has also led Australia to many big victories which include World Cup victory in 1999, 2003 and 2007.

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4. Daniel Vettori

Daniel Vettori another excellent left arm spinner for New Zealand is now coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore team. He has played for Delhi Daredevils in 2008 and from 2009 he has represented the Royal Challengers franchise. His record as a bowler in IPL has been great taking wickets for the franchise he has played. He became the coach of Royal Challengers franchise in 2014. Under his coaching, Royal Challengers reached the playoffs stage last year. He retired from all forms of cricket after World Cup 2015.

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5. Stephen Fleming

Stephen Fleming another excellent cricket for New Zealand is the coach of new franchise Pune Super Giants in IPL 9. Fleming played in the first season of IPL. He played 10 matches and scored 196 runs. He was appointed the coach of Chennai Super Kings in 2009 and retired as a player from the team. Under his coaching Chennai Super Kings won IPL twice. He coached Chennai Super Kings for six years before it was banned for 2 years according to Lodha committee. He has also great connection with Indian captain MS Dhoni who has led Chennai Super Kings and now Pune Super Giants

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