We have seen many best coaches in the history of IPL so far. Some of these coaches have a very good record and have been their team strategists for many seasons. Chennai Super Kings coach "Stephen Fleming" is the biggest example of this. He is the coach of CSK for many years and has won the trophy to his team.
There are many coaches in the IPL right now who have also played themselves as players in this tournament at some time. He also won the IPL trophy as a player and later became a coach.
In this article, we will tell you about five players who won the IPL trophy as a player and then became coaches.
Ricky Ponting - Head Coach of Delhi Capitals:
Ricky Ponting is currently the head coach of the "Delhi Capitals Team." Last season, his team gave a tremendous performance and traveled to the playoffs. Apart from this, Ricky Ponting has also won the IPL title as a player.
Ponting played the IPL for only two seasons. He won the IPL title playing for "Mumbai Indians." Now Ricky Ponting is a coach in the IPL.
Ricky Potting has been a very good captain and player at the international level, so he gets a glimpse of it in his coaching. "Delhi Capitals" has benefited a lot from his arrival.
Mohammad Kaif - Fielding Coach of Delhi Capitals
In this list, another coach of Delhi Capitals is named. Mohammad Kaif is the fielding coach of Delhi. Apart from this, he himself has played the first IPL. In the first season of 2008, he was part of the Rajasthan Royals team and led by Shane Warne, Rajasthan won the IPL title of that season.
Ryan Harris - Delhi Capitals bowling coach
Ryan Harris is currently the bowling coach of "Delhi Capitals." He has the responsibility to refine Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohit Sharma, Enrique Nortje, Harshal Patel, and other bowlers. At the same time, Ryan Harris himself has also won the IPL trophy as a player.
Ryan Harris was part of the champion team when "Deccan Chargers Hyderabad" won the IPL title in 2009. Now he would like to win the IPL Trophy as a coach.
Laxmipathy Balaji - Chennai Super Kings bowling coach:
In 2010 when "Chennai Super Kings" won the IPL title, "Laxmipathy Balaji" was part of that champion team. He took seven wickets in 7 matches that season.
He was released by CSK in 2011, after which he became part of the KKR team. In 2012, he also won the IPL trophy for the KKR team and took 11 wickets in 8 matches that season.
Apart from this, he also reached the finals by playing for "Kings XI Punjab" in the 2014 IPL season. Laxmipathy Balaji is currently the Chennai Super Kings bowling coach.
Michael Hussey - Chennai Super Kings batting coach:
As a player Michael Hussey was quite successful in the IPL. He scored a century in his debut match. In 2008, playing for "Chennai Super Kings," he scored a century against "Kings XI Punjab."
He then won 2 championships with CSK's team over the next five years. He was also a part of Mumbai Indians. Michael Hussey is now the batting coach of "CSK."
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