Cricketers have made a name for themselves with their incredible talent and fantastic performances on the field. The level of cricket has gone up in recent years, and the number of tournaments as well as international series have increased in recent times. The demand for coaches is more than ever, and with India becoming a cricketing hub, the foreign nations are recruiting Indian coaches as well.
There was a time when even the Indian team hired a foreign coach. However, times have changed now and India’s coaching staff consists of Indians only. In this listicle now, we will look at three such former Indian cricketers who have become coaches of another nation’s cricket team.
1. Wasim Jaffer – Coach of Bangladesh U-19 team
Former Indian cricket team opener Wasim Jaffer has joined the Bangladesh U-19 team as their batting coach. Jaffer played international cricket for India in the 2000s. He achieved enormous success in Ranji Trophy as well.
After announcing retirement from all formats of cricket, Jaffer has worked as a coach and a cricket expert. He is currently the batting coach of Bangladesh U-19s as well as IPL franchise, Punjab Kings.
2. Robin Singh, UAE
Former Indian player Robin Singh has been a member of the United Arab Emirates’ backroom staff. He works as the Director of Cricket and head coach of the UAE team. Under his guidance, the United Arab Emirates qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and registered a win against the Namibian cricket team during the mega event.
3. Lalchand Rajput, Zimbabwe
Lalchand Rajput was previously the head coach of the Zimbabwean cricket team. In June 2022, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) appointed Dave Houghton as their new head coach, with Rajput becoming the new Technical Director of the team. Under Houghton and Rajput’s guidance, Zimbabwe not only qualified for Super 12s of T20 World Cup 2022 but also beat Pakistan.
