India’s outgoing coach Ravi Shastri has backed his successor Rahul Dravid to guide Team India to new heights. Shastri feels Dravid doesn’t need any advice from him or anyone else to get the job done for India.

Ravi Shastri’s tenure as the head coach ended at the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE. He was appointed as the head coach back in July 2017 and led India to some memorable victories in every format. Shastri didn’t decide to reapply for the position.

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Rahul Dravid was the most sought-after man to replace Shastri. He was approached by the board and Sourav Ganguly ensured to have him on board.

Shastri believes that Dravid doesn’t need any advice from him or anyone else.

“A man of his stature, he has been very hands-on and done a lot of coaching with the India A team and the NCA. For him, it’s an automatic switch. Just the right guy to replace me. I wish him all the luck and I don’t think he needs any advice; he is far too experienced for that. He has a mind of his own and will get the job done. He has inherited a great cricket team,” Shastri said on India Today.

When asked about the difference in the personalities of himself and Dravid, Shastri replied this shouldn’t be a factor as he will get the job done.

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“The basics are still the same. The team is the same. He will probably do as good or even better job than me,” he said.

Shastri mentioned that the Test series wins in Australia and leading the Test series by 2-1 in England is the highlight of his tenure.

“The highs, it has to be Australia, just cannot take that away. Back-to-back wins in Australia after almost 70 years is something that was unimaginable. Makes it extremely special. And of course, leading the series in England,” he added.