Happy Teacher's Day: Top 5 Indian Cricket players and their famous coaches

5th of September is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India where the students give respect to their teachers. Indian cricketers aren’t different as all the players come into the game guided by their coaches. 

Players across India have always spoken about the role their coaches have played. Both past and current players have spoken about some of the coaches with revered breath when speaking about the role their coaches have played in their formation. 

Cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have often credited their coaches for their success. These Indian stalwarts have gone on to achieve great fame and accolades in cricket, setting numerous records that will stand the test of time.

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Here are the top five Indian cricket players and the coaches who shaped their careers:

5- Virat Kohli and Rajkumar Sharma 

Former Indian Cricket captain Virat Kohli has spoken highly about his coach Rajkumar Sharma on many occasions. The 35-year-old is one of the leading batters in the world and his first foray on the field saw Sharma take him under his wings. A very young Kohli was moulded into the batter he has become today.

It was under Rajkumar Sharma that Virat Kohli fine-tuned his game. The world first saw Virat Kohli during the 2008 Under-19 World Cup where he was the captain of the side and led the side to the title beating South Africa in the finals. Since then Kohli has become a huge figure and became the first batter to reach 50 centuries in ODI Cricket during the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. 

4- Tilak Varma and Salim Bayash 

The young Indian batter has been earmarked as the next big thing in Indian cricket. Tilak Varma first shot to fame after he made an impressive debut for Mumbai Indians during the IPL 2022 season. Since then the young left-handed batter has become a key part of the Mumbai side and also went on to play for the national side. 

3- Rishabh Pant and Tarak Sinha

India have been given a huge talent in the form of Rishabh Pant who has captivated the imagination of millions with his batting. Ever since his debut, Pant has become a key part of the Indian team and his coach Tarak Sinha played a key role. Known for his no-nonsense approach, Mr Sinha has been one of the stellar names in Delhi Cricket and has coached a lot of players. One of his star players is none other than Rishabh Pant who is known for his daredevil batting. 

2- Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Lad 

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is one of the most dangerous and lethal batters in the world across formats. His coach Dinesh Lad is known to make players technically strong and bring out their best. It was Dinesh Lad who made Rohit Sharma the batter he is today. It is to be noted that Rohit Sharma started out his career as an off-spin bowler but was turned into a batter by Dinesh Lad in his formative days. 

1- Sachin Tendulkar and Ramakant Achrekar 

The name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar needs no introduction, the Indian maestro ruled the cricketing world for 24 years. Ramakant Achrekar made Sachin Tendulkar the best batter in the world after working endlessly and tirelessly on his technique. The former Indian batting great has spoken about the huge role Mr Achrekar played in his life. Not just Sachin Tendulkar, even Vinod Kambli and Praveen Amre came from the stable of Mr Ramakant Achrekar.