New Delhi. Ravi Shastri, who was the former coach of the Indian cricket team, has given a big statement about some special people in the cricket world. He has said that “There was a gang of some people in India who did not want them to succeed as a coach.” Let us tell you, Ravi Shastri was the director of the Indian team from 2014 to 2021 and later was the coach of the Indian team. Ravi Shastri was suspended from his post as soon as the Indian team was out in the ODI World Cup after losing to Australia in the semi-finals. After this, he and Anil Kumble were made the new coaches of India. After this, in the year 2017, Ravi Shastri was appointed as a full time coach. It is said that Virat Kohli, who was the captain of the team during that time, played an important role in making Ravi Shastri the complete coach of the team. This was the reason that Anil Kumble had to resign from his post without completing his term.
During an interview given in a newspaper, Ravi Shastri had said, ‘I did not have coaching degrees, level 1? level 2? It’s all gone to hell. He had further said that ‘there is always jealousy in a country like India. There was a gang of people in the cricket world who did not want to see me succeed as a coach. He said, I had thick skin, thicker and harder than the Duke ball you guys have seen. You must have thick skin to be here. See Rob (England cricket team manager) will also do the same as he goes on working. Then every day he will be judged like me, but I am glad that he has the experience of captaining Kent, because the most important thing is to interact with the players. Let us tell you that Rob Key has recently taken over the responsibility of England cricket. He has also been a famous commentator like Ravi Shastri, also he does not have any coaching degree like Ravi Shastri.
Talking about his experience with the Indian team, he says that in the field of cricket, national teams work in the same way everywhere. He added, ‘Rob may have to work more in domestic matches, but when it comes to the national team, he is the same everywhere.’ The most important thing in this is that you have to set the mindset to win and compete with the opposing team. You have to be domineering and strong to achieve that. He believes that Rob Key should talk to former captain, Joe Root, to understand things.