His style is exactly the way Virat Kohli used to manage his Team India before, with an outspoken demeanor and playing the game in the same way that neither would lose without a fight. rice field.
When Dhoni resigned against England in his second ODI of his three-match series in 2018, the former India captain had to hear harsh words from Shastri. As Sridhar states in his book Coaching Beyond:Said my days with the Indian cricket team were the loudest when Shastri was fuming after the match and at the team briefing before the next match he made his point to the whole team, especially Dhoni. I got
Shastri said he doesn’t care how tall his players are. If anyone in his team goes down without batting, it will be his last outing to the top of Indian cricket.
u201cThe decision was made at Headingley and we had a team meeting the day before. The whole team was present, including all members of the support team, so we knew Ravi would play to his strengths,u201d he said. As such, he was the loudest and most violent. It’s not under my control. And if anyone does, it will be the last damned cricket match they play under my watch.
Sridhar blames himself for not breaking eye contact with Shastri in the same way Dhoni previously took responsibility for the team’s poor performance leading Men in Blue He added that he knew that. that.
u201cMS was outspoken and Ravi’s words were meant for the team, but his eyes were on MS. To the former skipper’s credit, he didn’t flinch and cut eye contact with Ravi. He looked here and there and I didn’t fidget.
