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- Shastri is not planning to return to coaching again
- Currently Commissioner in Legends League Cricket, happy with commentary in Hindi-English
- Under Shastri’s coaching, India defeated Australia on its soil
Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri has said whether he is considering a return to coaching or not. The Indian team performed well under Shastri’s guidance but could not win any ICC trophies during this time.
No plans to return to coaching
Former India coach Ravi Shastri has said that he is not considering returning to coaching. Under Shastri’s guidance, the Indian team performed very well in the Test format but did not add any ICC trophies to the account during this time. Shastri is now the Commissioner of Legends League Cricket and enjoys commentary. He became the coach of Team India for the first time in 2017, then was appointed to the post for the second time in 2019. Last year, veteran Rahul Dravid was made the head coach of Team India.
Time to enjoy the game outside
Ravi Shastri said that the performance of the Indian team under his coaching has been excellent and the team has played well in the Test format abroad. However, Shastri is not planning to return to coaching again. Shastri has a good command over Hindi and English language and is again doing the commentary. He said, ‘My coaching career is over. I did what I wanted to do for seven years. If I do some coaching, it will be grassroots. Now I will watch the game from a distance and enjoy it.
The team could not win the ICC trophy
Ravi Shastri was made the head coach of the Indian team for the first time in the year 2017. He was then reappointed to the same post on 16 August 2019. Under his guidance, India played the T20 World Cup last year but failed to win the title. Under the coaching of Shastri, the Indian team defeated Australia on its soil. Apart from this, England was also defeated. Currently, he is serving as the Commissioner of Legends League Cricket (LLC) of retired cricketers.
Last Test played at the age of 30
Ravi Shastri’s international cricket career spanned nearly 11 years. He made his Test debut against New Zealand in Wellington in February 1981. In November 1981, he played his ODI debut against England in Ahmedabad. Shastri played his last Test match in the year 1992. Shastri scored 3,830 runs in Tests with 11 centuries and 12 half-centuries and also took 151 wickets. In ODIs, he scored 4 centuries and 18 fifties and scored a total of 3,108 runs. He also took 129 wickets in the ODI format.