Ranking top 10 current coaches in world cricket

9. Mark Boucher:

Not all good cricketers make good coaches and vice versa but former South Africa vice captain Mark Boucher stands as an exception.

The former South Africa wicketkeeper, whose records stand tall in the statisticians’ diaries, is often called as the backroom-in-charge of the Proteas’ camp. It is not that the 45-year-old never embraces controversies but the man certainly motivates his competitive self even today, as the coach. The way South Africa made thumping comebacks against Test series against India and New Zealand recently, Boucher certainly deserves a heavy pat on his back.

South Africa lost nine of their first 11 series across all formats after Boucher was appointed as the head coach in December 2019. But ever since, the team has won six of its seven rubbers and almost made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year.

Boucher is not another coach who chooses to remain invisible. In May, he will be attending a disciplinary hearing in which Cricket South Africa will seek his dismissal since he has been accused of indulging in racist activities in the dressing room. But keeping the politics aside, one can not deny the fact that Boucher has been a selfless man when it comes to coaching South Africa by giving his fiercely honest inputs. If he saves his job, South Africa will certainly look to gain.