He is the first person to reach the Edgbaston cricket ground before the arrival of the Indian cricket team every day during a Test match and leaves about an hour after the Indian team leaves for the hotel. His work schedule is no less than that of the visiting national cricket team in England. His fan following also remains intact. Of course, she is now more accessible to fans and the media and has a broad smile on her face most of the time. Welcome to Ravi Shastri’s cricket house for this summer in England. pre meeting India Apart from the matches going on at different places, the coach’s fun is something else. It is a refreshing experience to see him up close. From VIP Entry Gate No. 3 to walking around the stadium, to sitting in a Sky Sports car or chatting over a cup of coffee on India’s political situation. His loud voice and his scathing remarks have made him extremely popular not only among Indian fans but also among seasoned British observers.
No one could resist asking the 60-year-old if life has changed since leaving the job of Indian head coach almost 9 months ago?
“Life is definitely easier in the commentary box (than coaching the Indian cricket team),” Pat replied honestly. “It is quite a relaxing job now, but to be honest, I have been richer than the experience (India’s coaching stint). The seven-year stint has been a huge experience for me,” Shastri told this writer during the lunch break on the third day of this ongoing match.
Over the past week this writer has seen Shastri interacting with local Indian or English fans, a common question. This is some kind of unfinished business for him. Last year, he was in England as head coach of a team that took a 2-1 lead, and is now on the verge of winning the first series on English soil since 2007. I repeated the same question to the former India captain. , How will it feel when India wins?
“If they win it will be great. It will be really cool,” says the former India coach. One can understand that the man who has been with the Indian team since 1983 in every big moment of the national team World The Cup, whether as a player or commentator or coach or manager, was also set to be held in England in 2022. It would be great if Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Dravid could invite him after the post-match presentation when India win the trophy!
Will he go back to India after the series is over? “No man, I am here in England all summer because I have this contract with Sky for the whole summer. Performing all matches of the English summer including T20 Blast.” So, he won’t travel to West Indies for the next series? “The series is not on TV and it will be on Fancode and I will do commentary for them from here (England),” Shastri said before going back to his commentary box.
This writer is sitting with another veteran sports journalist from Maharashtra. It is tea time for the third day’s play in Birmingham. Shastri joins the table and starts chatting with us from his usual comfort. During the chat I asked him- “Ravi bhai, aap social media payy active nahi ho? You are not very active on social media? He didn’t stop for a second and answered. “Arey yar, kiske pass itna time hai? It’s good that I don’t visit those platforms much. You don’t need to read all the answers. But yes, I use it whenever I can,” says the former India all-rounder.
While he was saying this, incidentally at the same time one of his latest tweets was appearing on TV during the live broadcast on Skysports channel and Kevin Pietersen was laughing at it. We could not understand what was the matter. Shastri laughed and said that’s why I don’t use social media much. ,Dekh, KP kitna badmash hai. Usne ek photo lee sab commentators ki Nasser ka picture crop karke mere ko bhej diya. I posted it on Twitter and KP told Nasir that I intentionally deleted his picture. He wanted to make up a story to say that Dekho is still fighting with Ravi and Nasir!” He explained in a joking manner. We too could not stop laughing at the mischievous act done by KP and Shastri in the commentary box. Runs away saying that he is going to defeat KP!
Whether he actually managed to beat KP or not, I am yet to confirm from him, but one thing is certain that if India beat the hosts in this final match of the five-match series, then there will be a huge party. can be expected. Also from former India coach. After all, there is something special in getting the result desired by one’s successors. At the end of the day, it is all about the progress of Indian cricket. And one can be sure that Shastri could not be happier for Dravid and his boys.
‘It’s definitely easier in the commentary box’: Ravi Shastri on his life after quitting Indian head coach’s job
He is the first person to reach the Edgbaston cricket ground before the arrival of the Indian cricket team every day during a Test match and leaves about an hour after the Indian team leaves for the hotel. His work schedule is no less than that of the visiting national cricket team in England. His fan following also remains intact. Of course, she is now more accessible to fans and the media and has a broad smile on her face most of the time. Welcome to Ravi Shastri’s cricket house for this summer in England. pre meeting India Apart from the matches going on at different places, the coach’s fun is something else. It is a refreshing experience to see him up close. From VIP Entry Gate No. 3 to walking around the stadium, to sitting in a Sky Sports car or chatting over a cup of coffee on India’s political situation. His loud voice and his scathing remarks have made him extremely popular not only among Indian fans but also among seasoned British observers.
No one could resist asking the 60-year-old if life has changed since leaving the job of Indian head coach almost 9 months ago?
“Life is definitely easier in the commentary box (than coaching the Indian cricket team),” Pat replied honestly. “It is quite a relaxing job now, but to be honest, I have been richer than the experience (India’s coaching stint). The seven-year stint has been a huge experience for me,” Shastri told this writer during the lunch break on the third day of this ongoing match.
Over the past week this writer has seen Shastri interacting with local Indian or English fans, a common question. This is some kind of unfinished business for him. Last year, he was in England as head coach of a team that took a 2-1 lead, and is now on the verge of winning the first series on English soil since 2007. I repeated the same question to the former India captain. , How will it feel when India wins?
“If they win it will be great. It will be really cool,” says the former India coach. One can understand that the man who has been with the Indian team since 1983 in every big moment of the national team World The Cup, whether as a player or commentator or coach or manager, was also set to be held in England in 2022. It would be great if Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Dravid could invite him after the post-match presentation when India win the trophy!
Will he go back to India after the series is over? “No man, I am here in England all summer because I have this contract with Sky for the whole summer. Performing all matches of the English summer including T20 Blast.” So, he won’t travel to West Indies for the next series? “The series is not on TV and it will be on Fancode and I will do commentary for them from here (England),” Shastri said before going back to his commentary box.
This writer is sitting with another veteran sports journalist from Maharashtra. It is tea time for the third day’s play in Birmingham. Shastri joins the table and starts chatting with us from his usual comfort. During the chat I asked him- “Ravi bhai, aap social media payy active nahi ho? You are not very active on social media? He didn’t stop for a second and answered. “Arey yar, kiske pass itna time hai? It’s good that I don’t visit those platforms much. You don’t need to read all the answers. But yes, I use it whenever I can,” says the former India all-rounder.
While he was saying this, incidentally at the same time one of his latest tweets was appearing on TV during the live broadcast on Skysports channel and Kevin Pietersen was laughing at it. We could not understand what was the matter. Shastri laughed and said that’s why I don’t use social media much. ,Dekh, KP kitna badmash hai. Usne ek photo lee sab commentators ki Nasser ka picture crop karke mere ko bhej diya. I posted it on Twitter and KP told Nasir that I intentionally deleted his picture. He wanted to make up a story to say that Dekho is still fighting with Ravi and Nasir!” He explained in a joking manner. We too could not stop laughing at the mischievous act done by KP and Shastri in the commentary box. Runs away saying that he is going to defeat KP!
Whether he actually managed to beat KP or not, I am yet to confirm from him, but one thing is certain that if India beat the hosts in this final match of the five-match series, then there will be a huge party. can be expected. Also from former India coach. After all, there is something special in getting the result desired by one’s successors. At the end of the day, it is all about the progress of Indian cricket. And one can be sure that Shastri could not be happier for Dravid and his boys.
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