Top 5 Highest Paid Cricket Coaches In 2021: Cricket is a team game, however, there are more than 11 players behind the success of a team. A coach plays an important part in grooming a team or a cricketer. A coach has to analyze players and bring out the best in the players. Not just this, the coach also reduces the burden of the captain by helping him in making strategies, selecting playing XI, etc.
Also, as the coaches have been players themselves, earlier in their careers, they use their experiences to guide and groom the cricketers. As the game has transformed completely, over the years, only having the knowledge of the game isn’t enough to become a potential coach, he also needs to be a good man-manager to keep his team in a positive frame of mind. Thus, the coaches are paid heavily for their job.
Here, in this article, we bring you a list of the 5 highest-paid cricket coaches in 2021. Have a look:
5. Pakistan, Misbah-ul-Haq – INR 1.79 crore:
Former Pakistani skipper Misbah-ul-Haq is the head coach of the Pakistan national side. He replaced Mickey Arthur as head coach in 2019. Earlier, Misbah was also appointed as the chief selector of the team however he later resigned from the post. Having led the team for several years, Misbah was well aware of the atmosphere of the dressing room.
Though, many questions have been raised over the team management, but the Pakistan cricket team has done really well under the coaching of Misbah having won the series against South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Misbah receives an annual sum of around $0.24 m.
4. Sri Lanka, Mickey Arthur – INR 3.44 Crore:
Mickey Arthus is hailed as one of the most successful coaches around the world. As mentioned above, Arthur was Pakistan’s head coach until 2019, later in the same year, Arthus took over the mentor’s role in the Sri Lankan cricket team.
So far, his journey as the head coach of the Sri Lankan team has been challenging as the team has struggled to name a settled line-up. He receives an annual salary of $ 0.46 m
3. England, Chris Silverwood – INR 4.65 Crore:
Former pacer, Chris Silverwood is the current head coach of the England cricket team. In 2019, Silverwood replaced Trevor Bayliss, who had guided the England cricket team to the 2019 World Cup title.
So far, Silverwood has done a commendable job so far as the England cricket team has been dominating in white-ball cricket. Under his guidance, the England cricket team has won series against New Zealand, South Africa, and even Australia in white-ball assignments. He also guided the team to victory in South Africa in early 2020. However, his stellar campaign received a dark patch after England had a forgettable tour to India earlier this year.
Talking about his annual salary, he receives a sum of $ 0.60 m from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
2. Australia, Justin Langer – INR 4.67 Crore:
Justin Langer, who is hailed as one of Australia’s finest openers ever, is the current head coach of the Australian cricket team. Langer had a short stint as the interim coach of the Australian cricket team in the year 2016, however, 2 years later, he took over as the full-time coach of the team.
In 2018, after Darren Lehmann stepped down from the coaching post following the ball-tampering scandal, Langer was appointed as the head coach of the team. He receives an annual salary of $ 0.61 m from Cricket Australia.
1. India, Ravi Shastri – INR 9.5 – 10 crore:
Former Indian cricketer and the current head coach of the Indian cricket team, Ravi Shastri is the highest-paid coach in the world.
Shastri was appointed as the director of the national team in the year 2014 and he served as the director for two years. He took over as the Indian head coach after the controversial step down of Anil Kumble from the post. Since then, there has been no turning back for Shastri.
The Indian cricket team has shone in all formats. He receives an annual pay of around INR 9.5 to 10 crore from the BCCI.
