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Ravi Shastri

Full Name
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Born
27-05-1962 Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Current Age
58 years old
Major Teams
India
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Slow left-arm
Ravi Shastri

Photos: Ravi Shastri

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    Timeline: India coaches from Bishan Bedi to Ravi Shastri

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    From Hesson to Moody, the five possible threats to Ravi Shastri’s job as India coach

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    WATCH: Virat Kohli’s Bottle Cap challenge with Ravi Shastri’s commentary

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Ravi Shastri Biography

The enigma of Ravi Shastri has been one of the most intriguing ones in Indian cricket. The fact that the second person to hit six sixes in an over in First-Class cricket was one of the dreariest batsmen of his time has confused cricket fans.
 
Originally picked as a left-arm spinner (almost out of the blue), Shastri made his way up the batting order; he was used as a floater up and down the order, and finished his career as an opener with 11 hundreds, which included a 206 against a strong Australian attack at SCG.
 
With the ability to bowl long spells, Shastri added balance to the team in the mid-1980s. He was often picked as the fifth bowler, but despite the fact that he did not have very impressive numbers, he remains the one of only seven cricketers to have achieved the 3,000 run-100 wicket double in both Tests and ODIs.
 
Perhaps remembered the most as the Champion of Champions in the World Series Cup of 1984-85, Shastri was one of the shrewdest brains in Indian cricket. However, Indian captaincy seemed to elude him though he went on to become the vice-captain under several captains. When his turn came he led India to a historic win against West Indies at Chepauk in 1987-88, but he was never asked to lead India again.
 
Following a premature retirement, Shastri made a seamless transition to television commentary, and had responded to clarion calls during moments of crisis — first as a coach of the Indian team following the World Cup debacle of 2007, followed by his role as the team director for the ODI series in England in 2014 after India’s humiliating defeat in the Test series.
 
Abhishek Mukherjee

Ravi Shastri Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 80 121 3830 14 206 35.79 7980 47.99 11 12 296 -- 36 0
ODIs 150 128 3108 21 109 29.04 5085 61.12 4 18 198 17 40 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 14 11 185 1 57 18.50 338 54.73 0 1 7 -- 6 0

Ravi Shastri Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 80 15751 6185 151 40.96 2.356 104 2 0 5/15 8/179
ODIs 150 6613 4650 129 36.04 4.219 51.26 1 0 5/15 5/15
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 14 555 389 12 32.41 4.205 46.25 0 -- 3/26 5/15

Ravi Shastri Career statistics

Test Debut

New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, February 21, 1981

Last Test

South Africa v India at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, December 26, 1992

ODI Debut

India v England at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, November 25, 1981

Last ODI

South Africa v India at Kingsmead, Durban, December 17, 1992

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During the Australia tour, Siraj lost his father and even faced racial abuse from a section of a crowd during the third Test in Sydney.

Ravi Shastri’s Game Sense has Helped Team India a Lot: Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam said many are ignoring the efforts of Shastri in the memorable win as his game sense helped the team a lot.

Revealed: The Tactical Masterstroke From Ravi Shastri That Sparked India’s Comeback in Australia

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WATCH VIDEO – Ajinkya Rahane Gets Hero’s Welcome Upon Arrival From Australia After Winning Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Greeted by Wife And Daughter

Rahane, who arrived in Mumbai from Australia along with four other members of Team India on Thursday morning, can be seen holding his ...

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