IND vs AUS: Batters Who Are So Stubborn - Ravi Shastri Makes Startling Revelation About India Stars

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri took a sly dig at Indian players while commentating during the first match of the 2023 World Cup between England and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Ravi Shastri served as India’s head coach from 2017 to 2021. He stepped down from the post after the 2021 T20 World Cup and was replaced by Rahul Dravid. While India did not win any ICC title during his tenure, they performed well in bilateral series.

Under his coaching, India registered back-to-back Test series wins in Australia. Before that, India had never won a Test series Down Under. India also took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series in England before the series was postponed after the fourth Test. The series eventually ended at 2-2 after India lost the fifth Test in 2022 when Dravid was the coach.

Ravi Shastri takes a dig at India players:

While commentating during the first match of the 2023 World Cup, Ravi Shastri took a dig at Indian players for not trying to embrace change. He made the comment while praising Joe Root after he reverse-scooped Trent Boult for a six.

The former India allrounder praised Root for adapting and changing his playing style for the team’s cause before revealing that India players were hesitant to do so when he was the coach.

“Full credit to Root to adapt to what the team needs (after reverse six). You get batters who are so stubborn. I speak from experience of sitting in a dressing room where a lot of players were hesitant to make a change because they’re afraid of what they might lose,” said Ravi Shastri.

When the fellow commentator jokingly asked him whether the India players ignored his advice, Ravi Shastri said: “No, no. I literally has to push them to try something different. Because they are so used to accumulating those runs over the years. Sometimes you forget you got to evolve with the times. Because the opponent is evolving. He knows your game. He is upon you.”

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"Full credit to Root to adapt to what the team needs (after reverse six). You get batters who are so stubborn. I speak from experience…." (Contd)#WorldCup #WorldCup2023

— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) October 5, 2023