6 Average players who turned out to be great coaches

6 Average players who turned out to be great coaches: When a bunch of the most skilled eleven players take the field in national colours, they are playing to make their country the best cricketing nation across the globe. And to help them in their objective they have the a team of coaches whose prime job is to motivate the players and iron out any of their technical flaws. But does cricket coaching require a great degree of international playing experience as well? Many experts believe that in order to be a good coach you must first be a good player. Cricketing history though, doesn’t support this line of thinking. There have been many great coaches who were ordinary players at the highest level.

Here we list 6 Average players who turned out to be great coaches:

1. John Buchanan

A teacher by trade, and a one-time university lecturer, his first-class career never progressed beyond seven Sheffield Shield appearances for Queensland in 1978-79. Buchanan’s selection as the Aussie coach in 1999 was considered to be a dubious one but eventually turned out to be masterstroke. At one stage his record as national coach read – Played 15 Won 15 – you can’t do much better than that. Put in charge of a team that was used to being led by example, Buchanan approached his job with a whole new perspective, and, crucially, the approval of his captain, Steve Waugh, who was a keen student of the game. Buchanan believed his role was to expand the horizons of his team by developing the individuals within – and not just in a cricketing sense.