As Ravi Shastri prepares for a second stint with the Indian team, take a look at what challenges lie ahead for him.
Ravi Shastri, who has been re-appointed as the head coach of Team India for a second consecutive term, has insisted that his endeavour would be to help the Men in Blue build a legacy which can be emulated by other teams in the time to come.
Ravi Shastri was the outright favourite to win the race to become India's coach for the next two years and if the team's record under him is anything to go by, sticking to him was perhaps the best way forward.
Ravi Shastri, who was on Friday named the head coach of Indian men's team, said that he would want to bring in a lot of youngsters in the team in his next stint.
Ravi Shastri has retained his position as the head coach of Team India, and we take a look at the key issues he faces as he prepares for his second stint with the Men in Blue.
According to the CAC, the former New Zealand coach was the only candidate to match Ravi Shastri in terms of experience and qualifications.
Shastri made it clear that he has unfinished business and this team is headed for greatness with a brilliant leader in Virat Kohli.
The head coach selection was done on the basis on five parameters, out of which, Shastri ticked all the boxes, according to the Cricket Advisory Committee.
Before India took off for the West Indies tour, Kohli had backed Shastri to retain the job, however, the CAC made it clear that the committee had not consulted the Team India captain.
Ravi Shastri has been reappointed for a two-year period, ending with the 2021 T20 World Cup in India. This will be Shastri's fourth stint with the national team.
With a very vocal and public backing from skipper Virat Kohli, it will be a major surprise if the 'Champion of Champions' is not back at the helm till the 2021 World T20 in India.
The battle for the post of the Team India head coach has been narrowed down to six candidates the among 200 reported applicants.
The battle for the post of the Team India head coach has been narrowed down to six candidates and we take a look at their past coaching stints and experience so far.
The candidates will give a presentation to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by the legendary Kapil Dev, and a final decision will be arrived at by end of this week or early next week.
While many of the other famous personalities did the famous challenge with legs (through kicking the cap), Kohli did it with his cricket bat which made the video even more special for cricket fans.
According to the report, the CAC is not inclined towards appointing a foreign coach for the position of head coach, and Ravi Shastri is expected to retain his role.
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The CAC comprises of World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, former batsman and coach Anshuman Gaekwad and former women's captain Shanta Rangaswamy.
India coach Ravi Shastri has rubbished the rumours of a rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as nonsense. He said: "I have been part of the dressing room and none of that nonsense is there."
The Indian coaching staff, currently led by Shastri, was given a 45-day extension after their contract expired at the end of the 2019 World Cup in England.
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