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India's team of 1985 could trouble Virat's side in limited-overs: Shastri

Shastri was the key man back in 1985 when the team under Sunil Gavaskar won the World Championship of Cricket

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri during a practice session at MAC Stadium on the eve of the first ODI match against Australia, in Chennai. Photo: PTI
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Virat Kohli with Ravi Shastri. Shastri also has a firm belief that that the team of 1985 was qualitatively better than the side that won the 1983 World Cup because it was a perfect blend of youth and experience. File photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

The current India head coach Ravi Shastri is convinced that the class of India's 1985 team, of which he was a vital cog, was such it could trouble even the current team led by Virat Kohli.

Shastri was the key man back in 1985 when the team under Sunil Gavaskar won the World Championship of Cricket. He was hero of India's triumph in Australia and had won the famous Audi car for being 'player of the tournament'.

He is still influential in India's cricket set up, sitting in head coach chair, having played a significant role in team's ascendancy in world cricket