India cricket player, coach and commentator (born 1962)
Ravi Shastri
Shastri in May 2019
Personal information
Full name
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Born
(1962-05-27) 27 May 1962 (age 61) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Slow left-arm orthodox
Role
Batting all-rounder
International information
National side
India (1981–1992)
Test debut (cap 151)
21 February 1981 v New Zealand
Last Test
26 December 1992 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 36)
25 November 1981 v England
Last ODI
17 December 1992 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1979–1993
Bombay
1987–1991
Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
80
150
245
278
Runs scored
3,830
3,108
13,202
6,383
Batting average
35.79
29.04
44.00
31.12
100s/50s
11/12
4/18
34/66
6/38
Top score
206
109
217
138*
Balls bowled
15,751
6,613
42,425
11,966
Wickets
151
129
509
254
Bowling average
40.96
36.04
44.00
32.18
5 wickets in innings
2
1
18
5
10 wickets in match
0
0
3
0
Best bowling
5/75
5/15
9/101
5/13
Catches/stumpings
36/–
40/–
141/–
84/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
1983 England and Wales
World Championship of Cricket
Winner
1985 Australia
ACC Asia Cup
Winner
1984 United Arab Emirates
Winner
1990-91 India
Representing India as Coach
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up
2019-2021
Source: Cricinfo, 6 September 2008
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri (born 27 May 1962) is a former head coach of the India national cricket team and a cricket commentator. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. Although he started his career as a left arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder. Shastri was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He won C.K Naydu lifetime achievement award at Indian cricket team annual award show NAMAN on 24/01/2024.
As a cricketer, Shastri was essentially defensive with his trademark "chapathi"[1][2] (a flick off the pads), but he could raise his strike rate when required. Due to his above-average height (he stood 6' 3" tall) and an upright stance, he had a limited number of shots against fast bowling, but was able to put the lofted shot to good use against spin bowling. Ravi played either as an opening batsman or in the middle order.
The highlight of his career was when he was elected Champion of Champions in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. In the same season, on 10 January 1985,[3] he equaled West Indian Garry Sobers's record of hitting six sixes in an over in first class cricket. He was regarded as a potential captain, but his image outside cricket,[4] injuries and tendency to lose form at crucial times meant that he captained India in only one Test match.
In domestic cricket, he played for Bombay and led them to the Ranji Trophy title in his final year of playing. He also played four seasons of county cricket for Glamorgan. He was forced to retire aged 31 due to a recurring knee injury. He has done commentary on behalf of BCCI in the matches that India play.[5] In 2014, he became the director of Indian cricket team for a period of eight months from India's tour of England until the 2015 World Cup. On 13 July 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of Indian cricket team.[6] On 16 August 2019, he was re-appointed as the head coach of the senior men's Indian team and remained in charge until the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[7]
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was founded by Raman Raheja and Vivek Khushalani. In November 2021, RaviShastri was appointed as the league's commissioner following his retirement as...
presence of cricket veterans like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, RaviShastri and Dilip Vengsarkar, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath...
Ravi Shankar KBE (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920...
to study at Ethiraj College Chennai. When she was a child, cricketers RaviShastri and Sandeep Patil visited their home and complimented her good voice...
expressed that he wanted Yuzvendra to reveal the offender's name and furious RaviShastri expressed that the offender should be banned. In 2010, the BCCI banned...
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haltage of play between 12:32pm to 12:49pm, which caused Indian coach RaviShastri to come out to consult with the on-field umpires. BCCI president C. K...
89 runs and then bowled out West Indies for 228 with Roger Binny and RaviShastri taking three wickets each. India won their second match against Zimbabwe...
Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and all-rounders Kapil Dev and RaviShastri. India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, defeating the favourites and...
for ESPN STAR Sports and was part of the commentary team that included RaviShastri, Sunil Gavaskar, and Alan Wilkins along with Geoff Boycott and Navjot...
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