Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
Ravi Shastri

Ravi Sastri has been announced as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team. Though Sourav Ganguly not being in favour of appointing him as the coach, he was convinced by Sachin Tendulkar and later had no issues regarding this topic. Also, the newly appointed coach cleared that the bitter relations between him and Ganguly had been buried. He also said that there was “mutual respect” amongst them despite their ill-natured relationship.

Shastri said, “We’re two former captains. There will be arguments. But there’s mutual respect. Individuals don’t matter, it’s Indian cricket that takes centre stage.”

Coach also welcomed Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid into the supporting staff and feels that they will give valuable inputs in the team. “The inputs will be invaluable. Even when I was in charge, I had a chat with both Zak (Zaheer) and Rahul, (that) at some stage please come and spend some time with the boys. I always believe when you’re on the road, you need fresh input,” Shastri said.

Along with Ravi Shastri, Zaheer Khan has been appointed as the new bowling coach of India whereas Rahul Dravid has been given the post of batting consultant.

Talking about the team’s future, Ravi said, “This can be a better Test team than we’ve ever had. This is a team that one can travel with. They can easily be No 1 in all formats.”

By Naman