Team India coach: Ravi Shastri to continue as head coach of India team
Shastri pipped former India teammates Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput along with former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson and Australian Tom Moody to the post
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Ravi Shastri, coach, Indian team
Former all-rounder Ravi Shashtri was on Friday appointed as the head coach of Indian cricket team for a third term.
Shastri pipped former India teammates Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput along with former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson and Australian Tom Moody to the post. Former West Indies and Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons pulled out of the race, citing personal reasons.
"Number three was Tom Moody, number two was Mike Hesson. Number one is Ravi Shastri as all of you were expecting... (But) It was a very close race," said Kapil at the press conference to announce the decision here.
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Ravi Shastri's record as India head coach
Shastri, as head coach, guided Team India to its maiden Test series win on Australian soil last year. In 21 Tests since July 2017, India under Shastri have won 13 of them with a victory percentage of 52.38. It's even better in T20Is with 25 wins from 36 games with a win percentage of 69.44. The ODI record takes the cake with 43 wins in 60 games and a success rate of 71.67.
Ravi Shastri's World Cup disappointment
The only blip could be the fact that in 2015 World Cup in Australia (when he was Team Director) and the last edition in UK, the team couldn't go beyond the semi-finals.
But the complete domination in the Caribbean, in both T20s and ODIs, indicates that he has been doing most of the things correctly.
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Assessed past performance and way ahead
CAC: Assesse the candidates on the way forward and past record, and then came to the conclusion
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BCCI to announce terms and conditions
Kapil Dev: The terms and conditions of the appointment will be announced by the BCCI
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No consultations from Virat Kohli
Kapil Dev: No consultations were taken from Virat Kohli or any other player
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Ravi Shastri to continue as Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team
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Kapil Dev begins the press conference
Number three is Tom Moody, number two is Mike Heeson, number one is Ravi Shastri
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Kapil Dev begins the press conference
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Alert: CAC members to start the press conference shortly
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First Published: Aug 16 2019 | 5:29 PM IST