File photo of Virat Kohli (left) and Ravi Shastri.
India has had more good days than bad with Ravi Shastri-Virat Kohli Combining on top of matters and, after nearly seven years of a rift partnership came to an end, PTI takes a look at their major achievements.
* Border Gavaskar Trophy win (2018-19): Under the guidance of the duo, India created history by becoming the first Asian team to beat Australia in a Test series in their own backyard.
* Second consecutive Test series win in Australia (2020-21): Although Kohli was not around for the entire duration of the tour, Shastri and his stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane In the absence of the regular captain, he led the team admirably as India defeated Australia to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the second time in a row.
* World Test Championship Final (2021): Under the guidance of Kohli and Shastri, India made it to the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship. However, Virat Kohli & Co lost the final by eight wickets as New Zealand were crowned champions.
* ODI World Cup Semi-Finals (2019): India was the best team in the group stages of the 2019 ICC World Cup and topped the points table. However, the Men in Blue suffered a heart-wrenching defeat against New Zealand in the semi-finals to be knocked out of the tournament.
* With the pairing of Kohli and Shastri, India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series against England earlier this year before the rubber was suspended in the Indian camp due to the COVID-19 outbreak. was given.
* Under Shastri’s supervision, India won T20I series in South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia.
* Shastri had achieved such a feat for the first time in 2017 after beating Sri Lanka 3-0.
* India also whitewashed West Indies in the Test series in the Caribbean for the first time.
* During his time, India formed a powerful fast bowling unit that shone in all conditions and against the best in the world.
* 42 months at the top of the Test rankings: Under coach Shastri and captain Kohli, the Indian team became a force to be reckoned with in Test cricket, holding the number one ranking in the world for 42 months from 2016 to 2020.
The two first came together for a Test match in Adelaide in 2014, after which skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was banned from the game, paving the way for Kohli to lead the team.
Dhoni led the next two matches in Brisbane and Melbourne but following his sudden decision to retire from the traditional format, Kohli was made the full-time captain of the Test team.
Shastri became the director of the Indian cricket team for a period of eight months from India’s tour of England in 2014 to the 2015 World Cup. Shastri was dropped in 2016, but on July 13, 2017, he was appointed the head coach of the Indian team, forming a strong partnership with Kohli.
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