Duncan Fletcher

Born in Zimbabwe, Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher is a former Zimbabwean cricket player and a former coach of the English team. His ODI career was short-lived as he played for only 6 ODI matches and scored a total of 191 runs from them. He was a right-arm fast to medium pacer and a left-handed batsman.

Fletcher captained Zimbabwe during their first victory against Australia at the Cricket World Cup in 1983. His performance during the match even won him the Man of the Match award. He also led his team to victory at the 1982 ICC Trophy.

More than his excellence on-field, Fletcher is better known as the coach of the English cricket team. Coached by Fletcher, England went on to win the teams’ famous series victory over Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan. The England team also won the Ashes after 18 years in 2005, all because of the off-field efforts of coach Fletcher.

The following year, Fletcher was in midst of a highly controversial Ashes Series in which England ended up losing the Ashes only 18 months after gaining them. The England and Wales Cricket Board decided to review Fletcher as the head coach of the team. A few losses later, Fletcher decided to call it quits as the head coach and retired in 2007.

The British government recognized Fletcher’s efforts by honoring him with a British Citizenship in 2005.

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