Ravi Shastri‘s final farewell in ‘Fearless’ as India coach. Shastri has had the most captivating four years at the rudder. He won actually everything at domestic as a coach. However, they were followed by more questions.
“Yes you are winning at home but can you do well in Australia or England was the common refrain at the end of 2017?,” Shastri said.
Tired of hearing the word overseas. It had become an obsession of sorts with Ravi and the team. He is far more relaxed and philosophical. And that’s what makes him more focused going into his last farewell.
The Indians did very well within the 50-over format. Moreover, driving into the 2019 World Cup. It was generally the result of three exceptional batsmen batting at their best at the best. Whereas Rohit Sharma was incredibly reliable, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. They were both grand as well. The consistency at the best conceals a few issue areas, which came to light within the World Cup semi-final.
Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri’s final farewell, “Yes, we absolutely needed more consistency in the middle order. You cannot always depend on your top three. That’s why I was so pleased when KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Hardik Pandya started doing well. Now we have Rishabh as well, not to forget Surya Kumar Yadav. This has to happen consistently for us to feel comfortable ahead of T20 World Cup,” Ravi Shastri said.
The acknowledgment of an issue, more than anything else. Shastri isn’t closed to suggestions and isn’t averse to saying, “Yes there was an issue with the center arrange in 2019.”
Lastly, after India had won the U-19 World Cup in January 2017. Also, the country celebrated the contribution of Rahul Dravid. For Dravid had mentored the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill to perfection. They had helped create a supremely talented supply line for the senior team.
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