Shastri said that Rahul Dravid has inherited a great team and will only level up considering his stature and experience as it is still not in “transition”.
Minutes after the Indian team gave an emotional farewell to Ravi Shastri as the team’s head coach, Shastri thanked the former BCCI president for convincing him to take over as the team director in 2014.
“It’s been one heck of a journey for me. I know it’s my last day in the dressing room, I’ve just talked to the boys, but I want to thank BCCI for giving me this opportunity, believe it.” I wish I could work and I want the coach to follow me. Luck,” said Shastri.
Thanking “all the committees including Vinod Rai and his team” that appointed Shastri at the helm of the affairs of the team, Shastri ousted Srinivasan. “I would like to make a special mention of one person – his name is N Srinivasan. He was the one who insisted that I do this job in 2014. In fact, I didn’t believe I could make this work. He seemed to have more confidence in my ability than I did, and I hope I didn’t let him down, so if, sir, you’re listening, I took the opportunity and did my job without an agenda.
Despite India achieving success in Tests, Shastri’s tenure came to an end when India failed to make the semi-finals in the ICC T20 World Cup.
We are disappointed with the result of the first two matches here. Let’s be honest, I’m not here to make excuses,” he said. “We lacked courage in the second match against New Zealand. It is a learning thing for the boys and they will get a chance again next year. Often you don’t have two World Cups in 12 months, so I hope they go there and kick some butt.
The Indian team was “mentally and physically exhausted” during the T20 World Cup and did not even “try to win” as it was not turned up during pressure situations in the big games, said outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri. accepted before the team’s final match. In the showpiece here on Monday.
Shastri, whose tenure as head coach ended this evening, also said that his successor Rahul Dravid has “inherited” a great team and will only raise the bar given his stature and experience.
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