Former Indian head coach, Ravi Shastri has asserted that he has no regrets from his tenure as the Indian head coach but conceded that India’s inability to win an ICC trophy during his 4-year tenure was a disappointment. However, the former India all-rounder, who epitomized fearless cricket during his tenure, said India transformed into a mentally ring team during his helm that began in 2017.
Speaking to India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, Ravi Shastri said, “No regrets, when you’ve had a journey over five years the way I have had and the team has had and when they have been overachievers. 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.”
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He further added, “Makes it extremely special. And of course, leading the series in England. It is a disappointment, not regret. We could have won if not one, then maybe two tournaments but such things happen. In white-ball cricket, things change very quickly. If you don’t start well you could be behind very quickly like it happened in this World Cup.”
India lost the ICC World Test Championship final earlier this year but they made a brilliant comeback to lead England 2-1 in an incomplete Test series.
Elaborating the same, Ravi Shastri said, “But let me tell you something, that is silverware. We have enough silverware if I have too much of it, it’s a problem polishing it after a few years when I get a little older. But for me, steel is more important and what we have done with this team is infuse steel. You can ask anyone around the world, actually which is the best team. They will say it is the Indian cricket team across formats.”
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During the coaching tenure of Ravi Shastri, India reached the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup and lost to New Zealand. They were arguably the best side in the World Test Championships cycle between 2019 and 2021 but slipped in the final to New Zealand earlier this year.
