Ranking top 10 current coaches in world cricket
They are often the unsung heroes but teams and players around the world cannot ignore the role they play.
8. Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming was one of New Zealand’s towering cricketers during his playing days and is in possession of a number of records. However, post his retirement from international cricket, Fleming succeeded in remaining as successful and this time, in the role of the coach.
In 2021, Fleming became the most successful coach in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won their fourth title. He has been part of each of the Super Kings’ title-winning squads since 2010 and he pipped Mahela Jayawardena who had three titles to his credit as a coach (for the Mumbai Indians). Fleming’s partnership with CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in orchestrating the success has been phenomenal.
Fleming, who played the inaugural edition of the IPL for Chennai in 2008 and joined their coaching bench the next year, has established himself as a coach after all there years in the IPL and his success saw him joining the New Zealand camp ahead of the T20 World Cup last year to help the Black Caps prepare better for the marquee tournament.
The former New Zealand captain expressed his pride after the CSK won their fourth title last year with a side which is not too young and said that his coaching doesn’t go deep into analytics and depends more on gut feeling and developing relations with the players. One of the top attributes of CSK has been their deep faith in players who have evolved over time. At 48, Fleming still has a long way to grow as a coach and his golden run in the IPL certainly guarantees that he has an entire horizon to conquer.
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