John Wright Team India's 1st foreign coach - Birthday

John Wright Team India's 1st foreign coach

Former New Zealand cricket team's opener and Team India's first foreign coach John Wright has turned 66 today. On this occasion, the ICC has congratulated him on his birthday.

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The ICC tweeted, writing that, 'An opener is known for his flexibility, in November 1992 he became the first New Zealand batsman to score 5000 runs in Test cricket. Later his journey as a coach continued, happy anniversary John Wright '

John Wright played his first Test match against England on 10 February 1978. He has scored 5,334 runs in 82 Tests for New Zealand at an average of 37.82, which included 12 centuries.

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Apart from this, in 149 ODIs, he scored 3,891 runs at an average of 26.46. From 2000 to 2005, he remained the coach of Team India during the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly. The Indian team had achieved many successes during his tenure.