Former coach feels that big players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli would be forced to give up one format of the game as there is too much cricket. Shastri feels that the emphasis should be given to the format that is important in that year. The scheduling of games has come to the spotlight after Ben Stokes' retirement from the 50-overs format.
'Coaching Beyond: My Days With Indian Cricket Team' was co-authored by veteran journalist R Kaushik. He said he was desperate for ODI captaincy before then head coach Ravi Shastri asked him to 'respect' MS Dhoni's prudence.
GETTY Ravi Shastri asked him to respect MS Dhoni's judgement and wait for the mantle to be passed on to him. In his book 'Coaching Beyond: my days with Indian cricket team', Sridhar spoke about communication which was the hallmark of the coaching staff during his time with the team.
India's most successful white-ball captain in history has led his team to victory in the T20, Cricket World Cup, and Champions Trophy. He captained the Indian cricket team for nearly a decade before passing the baton to Kohli in January 2017. Former cricket coach R Sridhar has revealed that Kohli was eager to be appointed captain in 2016. This speaks volumes about the mutual respect and admiration they have for each other.
Shreyas Iyer played a gritty knock of 49 off 59 balls in the 3rd ODI. India failed to restore parity in Christchurch as Kane Williamson-led New Zealand sealed a 1-0 series win. India's seasoned campaigners Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul rested for the twin white-ball series.
Virat Kohli pulled India out of a horrendous situation with an unbeaten 82-run knock against Pakistan. Former India captain Ravi Shastri said the innings will help Kohli rediscover his confidence. Shastrian said he always found a similarity between him and Kohli which led to belief that the latter would roar back to form.
India's mainstay openers have been captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. The former india captain ended his century drought earlier this month with a magnificent 122* in Asia Cup.
Former india head coach Ravi Shastri dropped a big MS Dhoni bomb on air. He was out cheaply for just six runs and showed no interest in reviewing a close LBW call against Cameron Green. The incident took place in the fifth over of the innings bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal.
Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, David Warner, Kane Williamson and Joe Root are five of the biggest batting superstars of world cricket. The 'Fab Five' have been compared to the likes of Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Rassie van der Dussen and Kane Williamson. The former India captain has been struggling for form lately, which has spiked the statistics of his compatriots.
Ravi Shastri was the first case of Covid-19 in the Indian camp, getting infected midway through the fourth Test. The fifth Test was originally scheduled to start at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester on September 10. The Test was eventually played out last month at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, which England won.
Rishabh Pant scored 125 not out off 111 balls as India beat England by five wickets. It was his first century in white ball cricket and made him the first Indian wicketkeeper-batter to score a century in both Tests and ODIs in England. Pant could be seen in a video offering the bottle of champagne to former coach Ravi Shastri.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said Hardik Pandya was shocked when he was not retained by Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction. Hardik, his brother Krunal and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan were let go.
Rohit Sharma was the star performer for India when they toured England for a five-Test series last year. In four Tests, Rohit registered scores of 36, 83, 59 and 127. Former India coach Ravi Shastri has recalled how Rohit was dejected at Lord's.
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently in England ahead of a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20I series. Dhoni met members of the Indian team as it takes on England in Nottingham. The BCCI posted pictures of Dhoni engaging in conversation with young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan.
Team India took on England in the first of three T20Is in Southampton on Thursday. Rohit Sharma made a return to the side after recovering from Covid-19. Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah didn't feature in the game.
Ravi Shastri questions tactics used by the Indian team in Edgbaston Test match. Former India head coach was not impressed with India's tactics on day 4 of the second Test. England have set a target of 378 for England and as of now, they are just 119 runs behind.
Rishabh Pant has proved his worth with the bat, especially in the red-ball format. The 24-year-old has hit centuries in all the other SENA countries, making him a very good addition to the Indian side. Pant smashed a 111-ball 146 in the first innings of the Test against England at Edgbaston.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain called out Ravi Shastri after he was cropped out from a group photo of the commentary panel. Kevin Pietersen who was also in the commentary box burst out laughing. Pietersen later revealed that he was the one behind the prank. The camera then cut to the former England batter, celebrating the success of his joke.
Ravi Shastri posted a tweet on Saturday in which the commentators had dressed up in blue blazers in support of the Bob Willis Foundation charity, which was constituted in honour of the veteran ex-England fast bowler. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain comically said that he had been “cropped out of Ravi Shastri’s life, cancelled”
Former India coach Ravi Shastri took to the Twitter account of the BCCI to talk about Jasprit Bumrah's record-breaking over of batting against Stuart Broad in the Edgbaston Test. Bumra broke the previous record of 28 off the over, breaking the previous 28.
The fifth and final Test of the series against England was originally scheduled to be played in Manchester last year. It was postponed following a Covid-19 outbreak in the Indian camp. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri also tested positive for the virus. The decision was taken to eventually postpone the game to July 2022.
