List of India national cricket coaches
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This is a list of head coaches of the men's and women's Indian national cricket teams. India has been a full member of International Cricket Council since 1926 and played its first test match on 25 June 1932 becoming the fifth country to do so. In July 2024, Gautam Gambhir became the men's head coach succeeding Rahul Dravid. India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev when PR Man Singh was the coach. In 2007, India won the inaugural T20 World cup under Dhoni when Lalchand Rajput was the coach. In 2011, they won the ODI world cup for the second time under Dhoni when Gary Kirsten was the coach. India has also won three Champions trophies in 2002, 2013, and 2025 when coached by John Wright, Duncan Fletcher, and Gautam Gambhir respectively.
Infobox
Status
Head coach of the Men's men's national cricket team
Appointer
Board of Control for Cricket in India
Formation
1971 (54 years ago) (1971)
First holder
Keki Tarapore
Tables
List of men's head coaches[6] · Men's coaches
Keki Tarapore
Keki Tarapore
Name
Keki Tarapore
Tenure
1971
Nationality
India
Hemu Adhikari
1971
1971–1974
Hemu Adhikari
Name
Hemu Adhikari
Tenure
1971–1974
Nationality
India
Gulabrai Ramchand
Gulabrai Ramchand
Name
Gulabrai Ramchand
Tenure
1975
Nationality
India
Datta Gaekwad
Datta Gaekwad
Name
Datta Gaekwad
Tenure
1978
Nationality
India
Salim Durrani
1980
1980–1981
Salim Durrani
Name
Salim Durrani
Tenure
1980–1981
Nationality
India
Ashok Mankad
Ashok Mankad
Name
Ashok Mankad
Tenure
1982
Nationality
India
PR Man Singh
1983
1983–1987
PR Man Singh
Name
PR Man Singh
Tenure
1983–1987
Nationality
India
Chandu Borde
Chandu Borde
Name
Chandu Borde
Tenure
1988
Nationality
India
Bishan Singh Bedi
1990
1990–1991
Bishan Singh Bedi
Name
Bishan Singh Bedi
Tenure
1990–1991
Nationality
India
Abbas Ali Baig
1991
1991–1992
Abbas Ali Baig
Name
Abbas Ali Baig
Tenure
1991–1992
Nationality
India
Ajit Wadekar
1992
1992–1996
Ajit Wadekar
Name
Ajit Wadekar
Tenure
1992–1996
Nationality
India
Sandeep Patil
Sandeep Patil
Name
Sandeep Patil
Tenure
1996
Nationality
India
Madan Lal
1996
1996–1997
Madan Lal
Name
Madan Lal
Tenure
1996–1997
Nationality
India
Anshuman Gaekwad
1997
1997–1999
Anshuman Gaekwad
Name
Anshuman Gaekwad
Tenure
1997–1999
Nationality
India
Kapil Dev
1999
1999–2000
Kapil Dev
Name
Kapil Dev
Tenure
1999–2000
Nationality
India
John Wright
2000
2000–2005
John Wright
Name
John Wright
Tenure
2000–2005
Nationality
New Zealand
Greg Chappell
2005
2005–2007
Greg Chappell
Name
Greg Chappell
Tenure
2005–2007
Nationality
Australia
Ravi Shastri (Interim)
Ravi Shastri (Interim)
Name
Ravi Shastri (Interim)
Tenure
2007
Nationality
India
Lalchand Rajput
2007
2007–2008
Lalchand Rajput
Name
Lalchand Rajput
Tenure
2007–2008
Nationality
India
Gary Kirsten
2008
2008–2011
Gary Kirsten
Name
Gary Kirsten
Tenure
2008–2011
Nationality
South Africa
Duncan Fletcher
2011
2011–2015
Duncan Fletcher
Name
Duncan Fletcher
Tenure
2011–2015
Nationality
Zimbabwe
Ravi Shastri (team director)
2014
2014–2016
Ravi Shastri (team director)
Name
Ravi Shastri (team director)
Tenure
2014–2016
Nationality
India
Sanjay Bangar (Interim)
Sanjay Bangar (Interim)
Name
Sanjay Bangar (Interim)
Tenure
2016
Nationality
India
Anil Kumble
2016
2016–2017
Anil Kumble
Name
Anil Kumble
Tenure
2016–2017
Nationality
India
Sanjay Bangar (Interim)
Sanjay Bangar (Interim)
Name
Sanjay Bangar (Interim)
Tenure
2017
Nationality
India
Ravi Shastri
2017
2017–2021
Ravi Shastri
Name
Ravi Shastri
Tenure
2017–2021
Nationality
India
Rahul Dravid
2021
2021–2024
Rahul Dravid
Name
Rahul Dravid
Tenure
2021–2024
Nationality
India
VVS Laxman (Interim)
VVS Laxman (Interim)
Name
VVS Laxman (Interim)
Tenure
2024 (Tour of Zimbabwe & Tour of South Africa)
Nationality
India
Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir
Name
Gautam Gambhir
Tenure
2024–present
Nationality
India
| Name | Tenure | Nationality |
| Keki Tarapore | 1971 | India |
| Hemu Adhikari | 1971–1974 | India |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 1975 | India |
| Datta Gaekwad | 1978 | India |
| Salim Durrani | 1980–1981 | India |
| Ashok Mankad | 1982 | India |
| PR Man Singh | 1983–1987 | India |
| Chandu Borde | 1988 | India |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 1990–1991 | India |
| Abbas Ali Baig | 1991–1992 | India |
| Ajit Wadekar | 1992–1996 | India |
| Sandeep Patil | 1996 | India |
| Madan Lal | 1996–1997 | India |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | 1997–1999 | India |
| Kapil Dev | 1999–2000 | India |
| John Wright | 2000–2005 | New Zealand |
| Greg Chappell | 2005–2007 | Australia |
| Ravi Shastri (Interim) | 2007 | India |
| Lalchand Rajput | 2007–2008 | India |
| Gary Kirsten | 2008–2011 | South Africa |
| Duncan Fletcher | 2011–2015 | Zimbabwe |
| Ravi Shastri (team director) | 2014–2016 | India |
| Sanjay Bangar (Interim) | 2016 | India |
| Anil Kumble | 2016–2017 | India |
| Sanjay Bangar (Interim) | 2017 | India |
| Ravi Shastri | 2017–2021 | India |
| Rahul Dravid | 2021–2024 | India |
| VVS Laxman (Interim) | 2024 (Tour of Zimbabwe & Tour of South Africa) | India |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2024–present | India |
List of Women's head coaches[7] · Women's coaches
Sudha Shah
2003
2003–2007
Sudha Shah
Name
Sudha Shah
Tenure
2003–2007
Nationality
India
Shantha Rangaswamy
2003
2003–2007
Shantha Rangaswamy
Name
Shantha Rangaswamy
Tenure
2003–2007
Nationality
India
Sudha Shah
2008
2008–2010
Sudha Shah
Name
Sudha Shah
Tenure
2008–2010
Nationality
India
K. V. P. Rao
K. V. P. Rao
Name
K. V. P. Rao
Tenure
2010
Nationality
India
Anju Jain
2011
2011–2013
Anju Jain
Name
Anju Jain
Tenure
2011–2013
Nationality
India
Tushar Arothe
2013
2013–2014
Tushar Arothe
Name
Tushar Arothe
Tenure
2013–2014
Nationality
India
Purnima Rau
Purnima Rau
Name
Purnima Rau
Tenure
2014
Nationality
India
Sudha Shah
Sudha Shah
Name
Sudha Shah
Tenure
2014
Nationality
India
Purnima Rau
2015
2015–2017
Purnima Rau
Name
Purnima Rau
Tenure
2015–2017
Nationality
India
Tushar Arothe
2017
2017–2018
Tushar Arothe
Name
Tushar Arothe
Tenure
2017–2018
Nationality
India
Ramesh Powar
Ramesh Powar
Name
Ramesh Powar
Tenure
2018
Nationality
India
WV Raman
2018
2018–2021
WV Raman
Name
WV Raman
Tenure
2018–2021
Nationality
India
Ramesh Powar
2021
2021–2022
Ramesh Powar
Name
Ramesh Powar
Tenure
2021–2022
Nationality
India
Amol Muzumdar
Amol Muzumdar
Name
Amol Muzumdar
Tenure
2023–present
Nationality
India
| Name | Tenure | Nationality |
| Sudha Shah | 2003–2007 | India |
| Shantha Rangaswamy | 2003–2007 | India |
| Sudha Shah | 2008–2010 | India |
| K. V. P. Rao | 2010 | India |
| Anju Jain | 2011–2013 | India |
| Tushar Arothe | 2013–2014 | India |
| Purnima Rau | 2014 | India |
| Sudha Shah | 2014 | India |
| Purnima Rau | 2015–2017 | India |
| Tushar Arothe | 2017–2018 | India |
| Ramesh Powar | 2018 | India |
| WV Raman | 2018–2021 | India |
| Ramesh Powar | 2021–2022 | India |
| Amol Muzumdar | 2023–present | India |
References
- Zee Newshttps://zeenews.india.com/cricket/40-years-of-world-cup-win-who-is-pr-man-singh-the-non-cricketer-in-83-squad-without-whom-trophy-was-not-possibe-kapil-dev-sunil-gavaskar-ravi-shastri-2626561.html
- "'We made history when nobody was expecting us to win' – Lalchand Rajput looks back at 2007 T20 World Cup triumph"https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-s-2007-t20-world-cup-win-lalchand-rajput-we-created-history-1336348
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ms-dhoni-and-gary-kirsten-reunite-in-ahmedabad-revive-india-2011-world-cup-triumph-memories-2353650-2023-03-30
- "John Wright"https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/john-wright-38757
- "Duncan Fletcher"https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/duncan-fletcher-55424
- "Indian National cricket team coaches"https://www.mpl.live/blog/india-national-cricket-team-coaches-full-list/
- "Indian Women cricket team coaches"https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/17403-13-changes-for-head-coach-position-for-indian-womens-cricket-team-since-bccis-meger-with-wcai.html