National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid was the man behind the initiative and senior team support staff comprising Ravi Shastri, bowling Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar were a part of this interaction last week.
Shastri shared a picture with former West Indies player Vivian Richards calling him a 'King'.
The BCCI on Tuesday named Ravi Shastri as the new chief coach of the Indian cricket team with former fast bowling great Zaheer Khan being appointed the bowling coach for a period of two years.
'You need a 400-run season from Rohit Sharma. 15s and 20s converted into 40s and 60s.'
Ravi Shastri, who knows a thing or two about winning Test rubbers in Australia, on Thursday asked India skipper Rohit Sharma
Apart from Shastri, the other big names who will give presentations to the three-member committee include former Australia all-rounder and Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, along with ex-New Zealand and Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson.
Shastri also advised Pandya to stay calm and weather the storm with solid performances.
'He pursued it, practised hard at it and continued to look for new things as his career progressed, to keep up with the times.'
India will be overwhelming favourites in the upcoming World Cup final against Australia, the team's former head coach Ravi Shastri said on Friday while urging the hosts to stick to their game plans.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli is well on his way to break another big landmark -- Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international hundreds.
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.
'I want him to get out there, smash it, try and win this Test match.'
Ravi Shastri backed the duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan to come back stronger
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head Coach, which ended gloriously with the T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching.
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar led the cricket world in showering praise on Afghanistan after their stunning eight-run victory over England in the Champions Trophy, saying their wins "can't be termed as upsets anymore".
'Once top four teams are there, in the semi-final and final. Those two days if you perform, you win.'
'You get paid to score runs. You get paid to win games of cricket. You don't get paid to play golf.'
Former coach Ravi Shastri termed Ajinkya Rahane's Test comeback as a reward for his impressive domestic show.
'We all knew he was dangerous, but that first shot he played off Jasprit Bumrah, that cover drive, off the front foot.' 'It told me that this is a player in prime, prime form.'
India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that an all-India coaching line-up will pave the way for a strong future of coaches and cricketers in the country.
Rahul Dravid is seen as the front-runner to take over as India head coach if Ravi Shastri decides to exit after the T20 World Cup.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes the mushrooming T20 leagues around the world will eventually hurt bilateral cricket, especially the ODI format.
Shastri, batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Bharath Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar have all reached from their respective home cities on Sunday.
'It's not really up to Rohit Sharma.' 'The chairman of selectors has the power to do what's best for Indian cricket, so it's not so much about Rohit himself deciding what should be the future.'
I was really surprised when he wasn't flown out even halfway through the series, two Test matches in.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday extended the deadline to apply for the post of head coach till July 9, ensuring that a broader pool is available to choose from after Anil Kumble's acrimonious exit.
For Shastri, India's recent successes in Test cricket have often been defined by the stubbornness and resilience of the tail-enders.
Former Team Director Ravi Shastri is set to apply for the post of chief coach of the Indian cricket team after the Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to extend the deadline till July 9.
Hailed as one of Indian cricket's brightest young talents, Yashasvi Jaiswal has made a dazzling start to his Test career.
India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he felt like he was being "thrown under the bus" after a remark by former head coach Ravi Shastri left him crushed during a torrid phase in his career when he contemplated retirement multiple times.
Ravi Shastri formally applies for India head coach job.
'I have always taken pride while donning the Indian jersey during my playing days and it is going to be no different when I take up this new role.'
As the newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri spells out why he was so desperate to have Bharat Arun as part of his support staff, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian listens in.
The Shastri-Kohli tenure was a good one for Indian cricket but often the duo was criticised for not standing by a few players
Ravi Shastri has supported the splitting of captaincy
Tendulkar's 200 Test and 463 ODI appearances are also the highest by any player in the history of the game.
England captain Jos Buttler defended his team's training schedule during their white-ball tour of India.
Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final
'One evening, Ravi called him and said, 'Look, Virat, MS gave it (the captaincy) to you in red-ball cricket. You have to respect him. He will give it to you in limited-overs cricket, too, when the time is right. Unless you respect him now, tomorrow when you are the captain, you won't get the respect from your team'.'
'It's important to identify the right kind of players who will take you forward in 4-5 years.'
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