The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2. Both the teams have started preparations for this. After winning the first Test by five wickets in Leeds, the English team will be full of confidence, while the young Indian team led by Shubman Gill will be looking to make a comeback and level the series 1-1. India's performance in Tests has not been good under the supervision of head coach Gautam Gambhir.

The team played brilliantly on many occasions, but could not win the match. In his very first match in England as a coach, he and the team had to face defeat. However, he still has four more Tests to improve this record. Ravi Shastri has been India's most successful coach in terms of victory in England. He has also been the head coach of India in the most matches in England. Let us know who has been the most successful Indian coach in England since 2000...

India first toured England in 2002 after 2000 under the supervision of John Wright and the leadership of Sourav Ganguly. Then the four-match series was tied 1-1. That is, under the coaching of John Wright, India won one out of four matches and lost one. Two Tests were drawn. After this, Team India toured England in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. However, at that time India had no coach and the team was being managed by Chandu Borde. Without a coach, the Indian team was successful in winning the series. India won the three-match Test series 1-0.

In 2011, India toured England under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the coaching of Gary Kirsten. Then India lost 4-0 in the four-match series. That is, under the supervision of Guru Gary, India did not win any match and lost all four matches. After this, Team India toured England in 2014 under the captaincy of Dhoni and the coaching of Duncan Fletcher. The Indian team started this series in a great way. After drawing the first match, the second Test was won. However, after this Team India went off track and lost the last three Tests.

After this, India toured England in 2018 and 2021 under the coaching of Ravi Shastri. However, only four Tests could be played in 2021 and then the fifth Test was shifted to 2022. Then Ravi Shastri was not the coach in that Test. That is, in 2018 and 2021, India played a total of nine Tests in England under his coaching. Also played in the final of the World Test Championship 2021 against New Zealand. In 2018, the Indian team lost the five-match series 4-1. Virat Kohli was captaining then. At the same time, India was ahead 2-1 in four Tests in 2021. Team India lost in the WTC final. That is, under Shastri's coaching, India won three out of 10 Tests played in England, while lost six. One Test was drawn.

Performance of the head coach of the Indian Test team in England after the year 2000

Head coach Matches won Lost Draw

John Wright 4 1 1 2

Gary Kirsten 4 0 4 0

Duncan Fletcher 5 1 3 1

Ravi Shastri 10 3 6 1

Rahul Dravid 2 0 2 0

Gautam Gambhir (till now) 1 0 1 0

At the same time, under Dravid's coaching, India played the remaining one match of the 2021 series in 2022 and the final of the World Test Championship in 2023. However, Team India lost both. Now India has lost one match under Gambhir's coaching. However, Gambhir still has four matches left in the current series to show his excellence.

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