Ravi Shastri Addresses Team India For Last Time, Says You Over Exceeded My Expectations
Despite a disappointing end to their time in UAE during the T20 World Cup, Ravi Shastri praised the team
Mumbai: In a video posted by BCCI TV, Ravi Shastri was seen delivering a moving speech to the team in the dressing room after the T20 World Cup match against Namibia for the final time as Head Coach.
Lauding the men in blue, Shastri said that they are one of the great teams out there. Also Read: Virat Has Been Great Ambassador Of The Game, Especially Red-Ball Cricket: Ravi Shastri
He said, “You guys as a team have over exceeded my expectations with the way you played. Over the last few years, you go across the globe, across all formats and beat everyone makes you one of the great teams that have played the game. Because results are there to be seen.” Also Read: I Wish People Remember This Coaching Staff For Things They Achieved: Karthik
“Yes, we didn’t have a great tournament, we could have won one or two ICC tournaments which didn’t happen but that is a sport. You will get another chance. You will be wiser, have more experience when the next opportunity comes,” he added. Also Read: Virat Kohli Shouldn’t Leave Captaincy Of ODIs And Test, Feels Sehwag
Despite a disappointing end to their time in UAE during the T20 World Cup, the head coach Ravi Shastri, who was first involved with the squad as a director in 2014, praised the team.
He signed off saying that the Indian Team is ready to compete at the highest level and under any circumstances.
“In life, it’s not about what you have accomplished but it is what you overcome. So what you have gone through in the last two years with COVID, the write-offs that happened — everything, you go through all that and you become stronger in mind, tougher and ready to play the game at the highest level to compete and that’s the best thing I like about this Indian cricket team,” he concluded.
At the end of the video, Shastri could be seen hugging and greeting all the supporting staff and players.
India won against Namibia by nine wickets not only sending Shastri off with a win but also Virat Kohli in his final game as T20 captain.
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