Indian head coach Ravi Shastri is nearing the end of his tenure with the Indian cricket team. He took over as the head coach in 2017 and the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE will be his last assignment as India head coach. Back to back test series wins in Australia, beating England at home and the Indian team making the ICC World Test Championship final remains the highlights of his stint with the Indian team.
Meanwhile, on day three of the Lord’s Test with Joe Root dominating the Indian bowers, Ravi Shastri was spotted taking a nap during the course of the day. This was not the first time that Shastri was spotted taking a nap during the course of a game.
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A Twitter user was quick to spot it and put out a tweet of the same. The match situation could very well have made Shastri decide to rest for a while. The Indian bowlers have found it difficult to dismiss Root who has played a tremendous innings reaching his 22nd Test ton, In the process, he also surpassed 9000 Test runs.
Ravi Shastri Took Over After 2017 Champions Trophy
Meanwhile, there are reports that Ganguly is in London with BCCI Secretary Jay Shah to discuss the future of Ravi Shastri. His coaching tenure comes to an end after the T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Shastri has also expressed the fact that he is not looking to continue after the event. The former Indian skipper turned coach won two Test series in Australia and beat England at home. The team reaching the ICC 2019 World Cup semi-final and the World Test Championship final, remains his top two achievements as coach of the Indian team.
“Too early to talk about this, but as you are aware the president, secretary, treasurer, and vice-president are landing in London today. So they will interact with Shastri and the team and discuss various things around the tour and future of Indian cricket. If there is much to the topic of Shastri not looking to continue, it will surely be discussed over the course of the Lord’s Test. But I would still say too early,” a BCCI source said as reported by Insidesport.
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