Ravi Shastri unplugged: Indian coach describes his players in one-word

Team India has been on a roll across all three formats of the game, and their performance has been on the constant rise since the last couple of years, especially after Ravi Shastri’s appointment. Barring a few hiccups here and there, the Men in Blue undoubtedly have been the team to beat in the last year or so. Former Indian coach Anil Kumble who had a wonderful time in his short stint made way for Ravi Shastri as it was learnt that Team India skipper Virat Kohli and a few other team members had reservations with his coaching style and wanted Shastri to be appointed as the new coach.

The former Indian all-rounder understands the current Indian team well and most of the boys gel along with him perfectly. Meanwhile the Indian team will be travelling to South Africa in a few day’s time and the real character of both Kohli and Shastri will be tested there. The team looks a pretty balanced unit and even former coach Anil Kumble feels that the team might create history and clinch their first series in the rainbow nation.

During an exclusive interaction with News 18, he was asked to mention the first thing which pops up in his mind after hearing the names of every Team India squad members. This is how Ravi described the members of the Indian cricket team.

Virat Kohli– In your face

Ajinkya Rahane– Nice boy

Ravichandran Ashwin– The astronaut, Very Intelligent

Jasprit Bumrah– Very sensitive

Shikhar Dhawan- Gabbar

Ravindra Jadeja– Typical Rajput, you know warrior

Bhuvneshwar Kumar– The silent assassin

Mohammad Shami– Power, Strength

Hardik Pandya– Mercurial

Parthiv Patel– A little man who punches above his weight

Cheteshwar Pujara– He meditates on the crease

KL Rahul– Exciting, exciting talent

Wriddhiman Saha– Cool

Rohit Sharma– Explosive

Umesh Yadav– Again explosive with his power, his nickname is strongman

Ishant Sharma– Hugely talented, I would say maturing at the right time