the former India Head coach Ravi Shastri praised a lot Virat Kohli For his passion for Test cricket. Shastri-Kohli pair took Indian Cricket Test cricket reached new heights with some dominating performances in overseas conditions, including series wins on Australian soil. The Indian team did very well in the 2021 tour of England with a 2-1 lead as the series could not be completed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
India dominated the Test rankings over the past five years with a winning spree in home conditions and competitive performances away from home.
Shastri talked about India’s dominance and said that it is the messenger of Test cricket as Kohli worships the longest format of the game.
“I think if any team has been an ambassador for a Test match in the last five years, it is the Indian cricket team. Virat adore Test match cricket, as do most teams, which may surprise the world as India plays one-day cricket, then IPL. If you ask anyone in the team, 99 percent of the people will say that they like Test match cricket. So, what India has done in the last five years – remains at the end of every year as the No. 1 team in the world,” Shastri told noted author Jeffrey Archer on his podcast.
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India moves closer to inauguration World Test champions but they lost the Test one-sided to New Zealand in the decider. Shastri said the journey of Indian cricket over the years has been remarkable as the team has set a benchmark in red-ball cricket.
“We could lose the WTC final unilaterally against New Zealand – but otherwise we have dominated the format for the last five years. To win two series in Australia, to win a series in England, to win everywhere around the world – To set a benchmark in white ball and red ball cricket, and red ball cricket, fast bowlers are coming in unheard of from the Indian cricket team – it was remarkable,” said the former India coach.
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Shastri’s tenure as Team India’s head coach ends after 2021 t20 world cup Where the Men in Blue failed to reach the semi-finals. India failed to live up to the expectations in white-ball cricket but the Kohli-Shastri duo wrote a golden chapter in India’s Test cricket history.
“The biggest legacy this generation will leave for me and the way so many players have played and embraced it is the way they have played Test cricket,” Shastri said.
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