'Binny is a very amiable guy, he has got a mind of his own. He might not be a flippant type, but when he opens his mouth, I'm sure that he will be heard, especially on cricketing matters.'
Former coach Ravi Shastri's assertion that the Indian team lost in Indore due to "overconfidence" has been termed "rubbish" by skipper Rohit Sharma, who minced no words while calling him an "outsider".
Ravi Shastri feels Rohit Sharma's return to form augurs well for five-time champions Mumbai Indians
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, India's top sports personalities hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hosting a successful G20 Summit and taking "international diplomacy to a whole new level".
The Australian team on paper holds slight advantage on a bouncy track at The Oval but both Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting believe that the Indians are better prepared.
'He builds confidence in players. He has the knack of motivating people.' 'A few good words from Ravi and that player will be an altogether different player in minutes.'
Former Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri has praised Jitesh Sharma, the wicketkeeper-batsman for Punjab Kings, saying that he has the potential to join the Indian team at any time.
Ravi Shastri, 58, received his shot at the Apollo hospital in Ahmedabad.
'Whether it's a duck, century, lifting the World Cup, he does not care.'
"So there's no need [to play in overseas leagues], they're absolutely fine playing IPL cricket and focusing on domestic cricket. We need them to play domestic cricket in India as well," he added.
Uday Saharan's India won hearts and held out promise of a bright future for the Fab 15.
The Indian dressing room is 'noisier', Coach Ravi Shastri noted, after the 23 year old's return.
'It is not that they are not good enough, but you want them for the other two formats, there is a World Cup coming next year, so you don't want to burden those players.'
As cricket grapples with a massive scheduling problem, former India coach Ravi Shastri has called for reduction in T20 bilateral series, saying franchise cricket can be encouraged instead.
Ravi Shastri believes Tilak Varma is at an advantageous position because he is a left-hander.
Will Rahul Dravid like to end current term on high or seek extension?
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that the coach and the captain should have a say in the team selection.
Ahead of the blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash, former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri backed the Indian team to emerge victorious over their arch-rivals.
The Shastri-Kohli tenure was a good one for Indian cricket but often the duo was criticised for not standing by a few players
India's outgoing fielding coach R Sridhar finds himself extremely fortunate to have coached and interacted with 'amazingly talented cricketers' and said that every mistake made was a learning experience along the way.
'If and when he gets an opportunity in these games, he has to do it with India colours on.' 'We know he has got the experience, so this becomes extremely vital.'
In a couple of pictures Ravi Shastri posted on Wednesday, Agastya, who will be 8 months old on Tuesday, March 30, is clearly comfortable in Rahul Uncle's arms.
'Ravi was very streetsmart, cricketsmart, so that made him more adaptable whenever situations changed or conditions changed.'
The Miracle Makers is an account of India's historic Test series of 2020-2021.
Shastri didn't mince words in saying that Parag's slow start changed the course of the match.
'The matches between India and Pakistan are the biggest in the world.'
'India did really well under Kohli and Ravi Shastri, India played with a fearless attitude and showed guts in England and Australia.'
Former head coach Ravi Shastri hailed Virat Kohli as India's 'most aggressive and successful' captain after he stepped down as the Test skipper on Saturday.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri wants in-form batter Shubman Gill to be in the playing XI ahead of vice-captain KL Rahul in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series.
Prior to the start of the Test, Indian Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese took a lap of honour around the stadium.
"I had a feeling that he would pick this bat because it has a very nice pickup and according to my weight this bat is light. So (now) this bat belongs to Rinku, not me," said the captain in a video posted on KKR's Twitter handle.
Dominic Xavier salutes Virat and Ravi on their immense contributions to Indian cricket, which will never be forgotten.
'He is a perennially positive guy.' 'He is generous with advice and never petty about anything.'
'People till date say Gooch swept us out of the game. But if anyone watches that game, you will see that there were times when he was beaten for turn and the ball missed the stumps by a whisker. There were times he missed some straight balls going for sweep but in the pre-DRS days, you didn't get front-foot LBW in those days.'
There is no plot, no central story line or theme. It appears Atlee felt if he put a Shah Rukh Khan (there are two of them actually!) on screen doing just about anything, the film would sell, sighs Nitin Sathe.
Fans started going gaga and complimented Ravi Shastri for abiding by the guidelines.
Famous faces spotted at the finals:
'This 36, wear it like a badge!' 'This 36 is what will make this team great.'
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