IND vs ENG 1st Test: Team India begins net session in Chennai, Ravi Shastri gives 'rousing address'
Cricket | February 02, 2021 11:13 ISTCoach Ravi Shastri addressed them with a rousing speech ahead of the England series.
Coach Ravi Shastri addressed them with a rousing speech ahead of the England series.
Ramiz Raja credits Virat Kohli for playing a big role in creating a team with aggression that fired to win against all odds Down Under, which included a historic win over Australia at their bastion Gabba in 32 years.
India are set to return to action from February 5 when the side takes on England in the first match of four-match Test series.India are set to return to action from February 5 when the side takes on England in the first match of four Tests.
Arun also heaped praise on Mohammed Siraj and said that the pacer's biggest strength is the confidence which he has in himself.
R Sridhar and Ravichandran Ashwin recalled the final day of the Sydney Test, when Shardul Thakur decided against passing on Ravi Shastri's instructions to Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari.
The Indian team, led by stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, staged a remarkable turnaround after suffering a batting debacle in the first Test in Adelaide.
Siraj picked 13 wickets in the three Tests he played, the first of which was his debut, through the course of the series which India won 2-1.
Team India's long-serving fielding coach R Sridhar was in the thick of things as side battled adversity after adversity before their "unreal" Test series win over a mighty Australia.
Shastri's appointment in 2017 after an acrimonious fallout between India skipper Virat Kohli and the then coach Anil Kumble after the 2017 Champions Trophy attracted criticism.
Shastri also praised two debutants, Washington Sundar and T Natarajan, as well as Shardul Thakur.
Pant (89 not out off 138 balls) held his nerves and batted with maturity to lead India to a historic three-wicket in the series-deciding fourth Test.
Known for his one-liners, Shastri was still gathering his thoughts after what unfolded here. A mammoth target of 328 was chased down without too much fuss by a fearless bunch of youngsters.
Shastri said India's performance will not be forgotten by the cricket world for a long time to come.
Vaughan tweeted that Shastri deserves a lot of credit for making the team believe that it can compete after skipper Virat Kohli's departure.
Gavaskar was the first batsman to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket and retired in 1987 with 34 hundreds, the most by any batsman at the time in the longest format of the game.
Shastri, ahead of the third Test at the SCG, launched a new book at the venue which talks about India's Test battles against Australia.
India won 2nd Test match against Australia by 8 wickets on December 29. While addressing the post-match press conference in Melbourne, Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team.
India won 2nd Test match against Australia by 8 wickets on December 29.
India won 2nd Test match against Australia by 8 wickets on December 29.
India coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday told media that the team management will have a chat with him about how he feels before taking a call on his availability.
Top News
Latest News
