Coincidentally, it was at Secunderabad, Hyderabad's twin city, where Shastri made his umpiring debut in 1990-91, in a Ranji Trophy game between Hyderabad and Kerala.
He has stood in two Tests, 19 ODIs, and one T20 International, and has also been the TV umpire in several international matches.
The 58-year-old was part of the ICC Umpires Panel from 2006 to 2009.
In 2008-09, he was one of two Indian umpires who visited South Africa as part of the Umpire Exchange Programme between the BCCI and CSA, and officiated in two first-class matches there.
He took 155 wickets and scored 968 runs.
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