DUNCAN ANDREW GWYNNE FLETCHER

Dunchan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher

Early Life

Fletcher was intuitive in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (at present Harare, Zimbabwe) and was one of five brothers in a Rhodesian rural family.

Career as player

Fletcher was Zimbabwe's first-ever One Day worldwide captain, leading them to their prominent triumph at the 1983 cricket World Cup over Australia, winning the Man of the Match reward for his individual act. Fletcher also took Zimbabwe to success in the 1982 ICC Trophy. Duncan Fletcher has never participated in Test Cricket.

Career as coach

Under Fletcher the England cricket side accomplished famed series triumphs away to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa amid 2000-2004. In 2004 England won an English record 8 successive tests, thumping New Zealand 3-0 and West Indies 4-0 at dwelling in that order, ahead of winning the first test in South Africa. His most prominent and largest accomplishment conversely came in September 2005 he became the initial coach of the English squad to win an Ashes chain for 18 years when England secured 2-1 conquest over Australia. In identification of this endearing the Ashes after 18 years, Fletcher was bestowed with the OBE. On 13 September 2005 Fletcher was honored British nationality after a five year wait. Even though both his parents and all his grandparents were culturally English, i.e., of English/British plunge, Fletcher had been deprived of nationality by asset of the truth he spent most of his time in a foreign country - on tour with the England side. Subsequent to the Ashes sequence win of 2005, the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, interceded to grant Fletcher his long-sought nationality.

Dunchan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher

Fletcher acknowledged intense criticism from all quarters after wishing Ashley Giles to Monty Panesar as England's chief spinner in the first two Tests of the 2006-07 Ashes sequence; Giles took three wickets in two Tests, whereas Panesar, when given the opportunity in the third Test, took five wickets in the first innings and three wickets in the second innings. Subsequent crush to Australia by 206 runs in the third test on 18 December 2006 which saw England renounce the Ashes 15 months after gaining them, the England and Wales Cricket Board established that Fletcher's point as chief coach was under review. In spite of a concise acquit in untimely 2007 when England won the Commonwealth Bank Series, Fletcher came beneath increased criticism as England achieved feebly in the World Cup, which finished in a nine wicket defeat to South Africa in which the squad was hooted off the field by England's Barmy Army. It was afterward broadcasted, on 19 April 2007, that his 8 year possession as coach was to end subsequent England's last Super 8 game in opposition to the West Indies on Saturday 21 April 2007. England's test trace enhanced nearly as soon as Fletcher took over in 1999, on the other hand the fortunes of the one-day side tumbled under Fletcher and sardonically the only chief triumph in one day cricket under the Fletcher period came a simple three months before his way out as England won the Commonwealth Bank sequence by overwhelming Australia early on in 2007. In November 2007 Fletcher established that he was considering a toggle to rugby, stating "I'd like to be a rugby counselor. I have some ideas...I love my rugby; I would relatively watch rugby than cricket. I'm obsessive about it; it's the game I'd like to have been involved in." On 5 November 2007 Fletcher's memoirs 'Behind the Shades' was published. In November 2008 it was proclaimed that Fletcher would take on a consultancy position with Hampshire for the 2009 period, days later he took an alike task with the South Africa squad ahead of their Test sequence with Bangladesh and Australia. Fletcher has been allotted as the coach of the India cricket squad on 27 April 2011, with a two-year bond. Fletcher was one of the leading applicants for selection as coach of the India national cricket side. Fletcher pursed the peak job in the India national cricket side in advance of names like ex- New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming and ex- Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower. Fletcher is accounted to be outgoing India coach Gary Kirsten's recommendation.

Family

Fletcher's sister, Ann Grant skipped the Zimbabwe women's field hockey side which won the gold honor in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. His brother, Allan Fletcher, took part in seven first-class sports event for Rhodesia in the behind 1970s.