I see a lot of me in Virat Kohli, says Team India coach Ravi Shastri
Cricket | April 10, 2018 22:42 ISTRavi Shastri does not have any issues with sledging and he would advise his boys to give back without crossing the line.
Ravi Shastri does not have any issues with sledging and he would advise his boys to give back without crossing the line.
MS Dhoni receives the Padma Bhushan on the same day he led Team India to lift the 2011 World Cup which has left Twitter in awe.
While Dinesh Karthik was praised for his performance and being the match-winner for Team India, Shankar felt that he could have been the one to end the game and claim the fame that Karthik is achieving at the moment.
Mohammed Shami supported Shastri's statement, saying such people just take out their "frustration" when the team suffers a defeat.
Mohammed Shami spoke in length about the unity of the Indian team and backed skipper Virat Kohli's on-field decisions.
Kohli was in imperious form against the Proteas becoming the first batsman ever to score 500 or more runs in a bilateral ODI series.
The Chinaman, who played his first overseas series, said that he was nervous but excited at the same time as he immediately went on to bamboozle and befuddle the Proteas batsmen.
The 23-year old wrist-spinner also praised former India skipper MS Dhoni, he believes Dhoni's valuable inputs from behind the stumps helps the bowlers to strategize better and read batsman's mind.
Shastri terms the Indian skipper as 'dominating' and says that there are not too many people in the world who can be as dominating as Kohli.
Raina is confident and is ready to let the bat do the talking on the field as he aims to make a name once again as a limited overs format specialist.
Shastri was effusive in his praise for Kohli giving him all credit for the right kind of intensity that he has been able to bring in the unit.
Ravi Shastri challenged India captain Virat Kohli and tennis star Leander Paes to join the bandwagon.
The visitors decided to let off some cool as they had a day out in Durban with coach Ravi Shastri, MS Dhoni and Kedhar Jadhav joining Team India's celebrations.
Kohli said he is learning everyday as a captain and would like to handle the match situations better in future.
Shastri believes Virat Kohli and Co. should have landed in South Africa little earlier to acclimatise and called for more preparatory time ahead of future overseas tours.
Rohit's failure to live upto the expectations and the Indian batting's inability to stand upto the South African pace attack in the preceding matches attracted widespread criticism, forcing the team management to rethink about Rahane.
Coach Ravi Shastri assured that the Saurashtra batsman will perform better in the third Test, starting January 24 in Johannesburg.
Before the Men in Blue gear up for the penultimate Test at the Centurion, Team India were spotted at the India House all well dressed and having a small get together.
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