Ravi Shastri (AFP Photo)
Shastri was India’s head coach from July 2017 to November 2021. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for 42 months and reached the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021. The team also made it to the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup.
“If you’re not passionate about the game, you don’t love the game, you won’t be here this long with showing that kind of enthusiasm for every game day after day.
He said the job comes with huge responsibility and pressure, as a coach has little control over what happens once the players step onto the field. It’s fun,” he said. NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels coaching is tougher than playing cricket or working as a commentator. When asked which one he found the toughest, the former India coach picked coaching. His tenure saw the team achieve several major milestones, including two historic Test series victories in Australia. Under Shastri, India also held the No. You know, whether it’s with you, the way you commentated on that World Cup final, you know, a close finish, you were calling it at the end. Fabulous. And we’ve called many finals in the end, you know, right through our careers. And it’s a privilege, you know, when someone understands the game, understands the discipline of television, you know, and then to work that for that length of time.