Shastri said that IPL has been an ideal preparatory ground for the Indian players, most of whom are regulars for their respective franchises.
Though Pandya is a part of India's ICC T20 World Cup squad, the BCCI has been cautious about increasing his workload ever since he returned from a back surgery last year.
Two days after Indian skipper Virat Kohli announced he will step down from T20 captaincy duty after the ICC T20 World Cup, a major reshuffle in the upper echelons of Team India management seems imminent.
Ravi Shastri has hinted that he might step down as Team India's head coach after the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Shastri, R Sridhar, Bharath Arun and Nitin Patel were found infected during the Oval Test, and the fifth Test was eventually called off after India's junior physio Yogesh Parmar also tested COVID positive.
The 56-year-old hoped the decision to cancel the fifth and final Test between England and India in Manchester was not made to prioritise the second leg of the Indian Premier League.
Former Indian cricketer Dilip Doshi has claimed that members of the Indian team attended the now-infamous book launch of coach Ravi Shastri without masks.
Shastri has been in quarantine since September 4 and is expected to complete his 10-day isolation period along with Arun and Sridhar on Monday.
Shastri himself was the first to test positive for the virus, followed by bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar too testing positive.
Shastri's book, titled 'Stargazing: The Players in My Life', had a launch event on August 31 in London, two days before the start of the fourth Test at The Oval
It was after that book release event at a five-star facility ahead of the fourth Test that Shastri along with bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physio Nitin Patel tested positive
The Indian batting legend feels Dhoni's appointment as a mentor for T20 World Cup is good news, just hope there won't be clashes with head coach Ravi Shastri.
Former India skipper MS Dhoni will join the national team as a mentor for the T20 World Cup to be held in UAE and Oman in October-November.
Over the past few days, in the lead-up to the fourth Test at The Oval, Shastri had attended functions, including the one in which his book was launched. Kohli was also present at the book launch.
It is understood that Shastri may have developed the symptoms either during his book release function a few evenings back or while using a common lift that players use at the stadium along with the VIP guests.
India batting coach Vikram Rathour on Sunday said the team was naturally a bit distracted going into day four of the fourth Test after head coach Ravi Shastri tested positive for COVID-19.
It was a precautionary measure after Shastri’s lateral flow test for COVID-19 returned positive last evening.
Shastri said that he had tried to convince Dhoni to mull over his decision to retire but looking back, the Indian head coach feels Dhoni took the right call.
Shastri recalled India's 1971 historic Test series win in England, their first in the country, saying that the achievement inspired him no end to win in England.
Head coach Ravi Shastri has shared a clear-cut message to the Virat Kohli-led side after the humiliating Leeds Test defeat: "Just think Lord's, forget the last one".
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