Although winning a trophy requires a good team, no captain or coach can secure a title with a weak side. However, coaches play a crucial role in shaping the strategy and tactics of the team, sometimes achieving remarkable results. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), many coaches have guided players in such a way that they have gone on to become IPL champions. Let us look at the most successful coaches in IPL.
Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra, a former bowler for India, has been the Gujarat Titans’ head coach since the team was founded in 2022. It was Nehra who decided to make Hardik Pandya the captain of the team and the rest is history. In his first two seasons as an IPL head coach, Nehra won one title and finished at the IPL final.
Stephen Fleming
Former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, Stephen Fleming is currently the head coach of the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Since he assumed the role of head coach in the 2009 IPL, CSK has won five championships.
Ricky Ponting
Former Australian batter Ricky Ponting is among the most successful captains in history. Additionally, he guided Australia to two wins in the International World Cup. Before being appointed coach in 2015, he captained the Mumbai Indians during his first IPL season.
Pointing guided the squad to a good 55.17 win percentage with an overall record in the 2015 season. Ponting signed with the Delhi Capitals for the 2018 campaign. Under his direction, the Delhi Capitals advanced to the 2019 playoffs.
Tom Moody
Tom Moody ranks fourth all-time among the most successful IPL coaches. Moody has had an incredible coaching career.
From 2008 to 2010, Tom captained Kings XI Punjab for three seasons. Kings XI Punjab played some fantastic cricket under his coaching and made it to the playoffs. In 2013, he became a coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Sunrisers qualified for the playoffs five times under his direction, and in 2016 they won the championship.
Trevor Bayliss
He served as England’s coach from 2015 to 2019 and Sri Lanka’s coach for four years. In 2012, the Kolkata Knight Riders hired him as a coach due to their remarkable career.
The IPL titles were won by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 2014 during his tenure.
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