indian national cricket coach appointed indian national cricket coach september following appointment captain indian team august player captained team cricket world cup victory retired capped indian test player holder record highest number test wickets earlier held record highest number wickets credentials player captain appointed coach ahead teammate team saw success series home new_zealand saw subsequent test series host tour australia visitors south_africa india home series loss years india win subsequent series new captain forever remembered claims match fixing south_africa captain match fixing scandal took player accused trying bribe tournament sri_lanka severe pressure politicians fans resigned coach september having spent year team coach reports india premier investigating agency appointed investigate match fixing allegations november involvement match fixing india performance coaching stint par winning test match played played india performance new_zealand tour india appointed coach indian national cricket team succeeding appointment coincided second term international competition india coach started badly team bowled visiting new_zealand team inspired bowling display lead restricted runs new_zealand dismissed india batsmen bounced second innings total batsmen passing scoring centuries wicket match haul enabled india win second test match test ended draw recording double century ensuing series india won highlight indian team world record partnership runs 2nd match series new_zealand successful series national coach indian tour australia india followed tour trip australia india lost test series margin defeat heavy matches runs runs innings runs highlight test series came final test scored run ball fading light sydney cricket ground came praise media india series performance matched test series failure india managed win match pakistan come defense team south_africa tour india india lost home test series pakistan south_africa toured india february march streak ended india lost home series events outside field overshadowed cricket start series announced decision relinquish test matches recalled team controversy arose injury leading exclusion test captain indian team day series talks media way india took lead series finishing series south_africa won matches learnt later south_africa captain involved betting attempts buy south african players end series media felt attitude march india participated triangular series south_africa pakistan india won matches missed finals match fixing allegation resignation background cricket season winding delhi police shocked cricket world announced involved cricket match fixing released statements denying allegations triggering diplomatic row began mounting evidence admitted accepting money throwing away games phone chief sacked replaced allegations indian player publicly claimed wanted throw away match pakistan allegations unknown team member new allegations magazine outlook based instituted inquiry man commission headed retired chief justice india reveal names provide evidence charges match fixing phone tapping allegation cricket manager match fixing controversy resurfaced released report media reaction indian public resulted called respond delhi response crisis indian government initiated inquiry april president revealed told asked throw away match ensuing exchanges parties broke interview bbc hard talk resignation initially resign leave absence coaching responsibilities weeks progressed public discontent mounting match fixing scandal small measure pressure union sport minister resigned position september farewell game cricket clearing match fixing charges extensive investigation interviews submitted report minister november report found credible evidence anti corruption officer joint director submitted report november elaborated players found links match fixing syndicate concluded attempt bribe players version events legacy coaching term indian cricket team national coach considered success poor field performances reign performed badly away matches managed victories games test cricket india lost home series years managed victory test series
Kapil Dev as Indian national cricket coach