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Head coach of the Indian men's national cricket team
since 10 July 2024
Board of Control for Cricket in India
StatusHead coach of the Men's men's national cricket team
AppointerBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Formation1971 (54 years ago) (1971)
First holderKeki Tarapore
Head coach of the India women's national cricket team
Incumbent
Amol Muzumdar
since October 2023
Board of Control for Cricket in India
StatusHead coach of the women's national cricket team
Formation2003 (22 years ago) (2003)
First holderSudha Shah

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.[1] In 2007, India won the inaugural T20 World cup under Dhoni when Lalchand Rajput was the coach.[2] In 2011, they won the ODI world cup for the second time under Dhoni when Gary Kirsten was the coach.[3] India has also won three Champions trophies in 2002, 2013, and 2025 when coached by John Wright, Duncan Fletcher, and Gautam Gambhir respectively.[4][5]

Men's coaches

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Kapil Dev who was the captain when India won their first world cup also served as a coach
Gary Kirsten was the coach when India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup
Ravi Shastri had the longest span across three stints
List of men's head coaches[6]
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) India
Gautam Gambhir 2024–present India

Women's coaches

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List of Women's head coaches[7]
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 2018–21 India
Ramesh Powar 2021–2022 India
Amol Muzumdar 2023–present India

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "40 Years Of 1983 World Cup Win: Who Is PR Man Singh? Mee The Unlikely Hero Without Whom Trophy Was Not Possible". Zee News. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "'We made history when nobody was expecting us to win' – Lalchand Rajput looks back at 2007 T20 World Cup triumph". ESPNcricinfo. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "MS Dhoni and Gary Kirsten reunite in Ahmedabad, revive India's 2011 World Cup triumph memories". India Today. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "John Wright". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Duncan Fletcher". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Indian National cricket team coaches". MPL Sports. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Indian Women cricket team coaches". Female Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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