Ravi Shastri is at the moment the top coach of the Indian males’s cricket workforce.© Instagram
Staff India head coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday took to Twitter to share a throwback image on the anniversary of his Check debut for the nation. Ravi Shastri had performed his first match for India within the third Check in opposition to New Zealand at Wellington in 1981. “On today 40 years in the past…in Wellington I made my Check debut,” Shastri wrote together with the picture. “It is nice to be nonetheless a part of the good sport and be concerned with the nationwide workforce,” he added.
On today 40 years in the past…in Wellington I made my Check debut. It is nice to be nonetheless a part of the good sport and be concerned with the nationwide workforce pic.twitter.com/qVoExInyG3
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) February 21, 2021
Whereas the all-rounder didn’t have an ideal match with the bat, he took three wickets in every innings even because the hosts gained by 62 runs.
He took his maiden five-wicket haul in New Zealand’s first innings within the third Check in Auckland and claimed two extra scalps in New Zealand’s second essay to assist earn India a draw.
He was named joint participant of the match together with John Wright.
Shastri completed his profession with 80 Exams and 150 ODIs below his belt.
Within the longest format, he scored 3830 runs at a median of 35.79, and likewise took 151 wickets.
In ODIs, Shastri 3108 runs and took 129 wickets.
His ultimate look for India as a participant got here in a Check match in opposition to South Africa in Port Elizabeth in 1992.
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He’s at the moment the top coach of the Indian males’s cricket workforce and helped them attain the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup.
India are at the moment embroiled in a four-match Check sequence in opposition to England, with a spot within the inaugural World Check Championship ultimate on the road.
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