Former Indian fielding coach R Sridhar had a memorable time with the side under the coaching of Ravi Shastri. He worked closely with the former Indian coach and endured both good and bad days on the field. He was a part of the Indian side that scored two of the lowest totals during Shastri’s tenure. They were bowled out for 36 in Adelaide and then again for 78 against England at Leeds.

Reflecting on his stint with the Indian team, Sridhar said that the side’s resilience under pressure stood out. He hailed the team’s ability to bounce back time and time again.

“It was a wonderful opportunity to learn. To me, as a coach, a bad day is a great coaching opportunity. Good days are not great coaching opportunities but bad days are. When I say coaching opportunity, it’s about understanding the person, striking a nice relationship with the players, an opportunity to coach them technically and mentally if required.”

This Team Was Outstanding In Terms Of Resilience: R Sridhar

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“You get to know about player and team. Basically, how you are on your bad day, says what you are as a team. This team was outstanding in terms of resilience” he further added.

Sridhar also revealed an interesting conversation Shastri had with former Indian coach Greg Chappell. Shastri also was under the scanner during both the failures of the team questioning the team selection.

“Recently, Greg Chappell called up and asked Ravi Bhai, ‘How the hell do you bounce back after so many losses?’ That’s a benchmark for this team. Every bad day was harnessed like a gold mine.”

India went on to beat Australia in the Test series after recovering from the Adelaide humiliation. Against England also they are leading the Ashes 2-1 with the fifth and final Test of the series to be played sometime next year.

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