‘Have taken the bullet for 7 years’: Ravi Shastri on stepping down as coach

Former Indian Cricketer Ravi Shastri has spoken to Arnab Goswami of Republic TV after stepping down from his function as Team India’s head coach. In the interview, Shastri gave his opinions on varied matters regarding his tenure as the top coach of the Indian group and talked concerning the job satisfaction regardless of criticisms and fixed public scrutiny.
Shastri mentioned that he had been underneath public scrutiny for 7 years and now, it was time for him to have a seat the “judge’s chair” and decide a few of those that had judged him.
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According to Shastri, the Indian group underneath his steering had over-achieved when it comes to achievements and that he was leaving as a happy coach. Ravi Shastri mentioned that he was very relieved. He additionally mentioned that it was “unreal” for the group to have achieved the issues they did. He additionally mentioned that he believes the group had ‘over-achieved ‘.
Shastri tried to elucidate the rationale behind the heavy criticisms that the Indian group had acquired following T20 World Cup 2021 exit as, “In India, Cricket is a religion. You win 5 games and then when you lose, pistols and pens come out, and sometimes it’s acidic. You just got to take it on the chin. We won so much, people weren’t used to us losing,” including, “To take the bullet is the job of the coach. You overcome all those hurdles, you don’t let it pull you down. You have to ensure the team gives their best. Take criticism along the way and move on.”
For Shastri, the Kohli led group was a transitional group and slammed the critics saying, “This was a young team in transition over the last 7 years. Many in the media didn’t know the potential of this team. I said that this was the greatest team and knew what I said and they lived up to it. They called my statements bold and bombastic. I have taken the bullet for 7 years”.
Shastri additionally mentioned that the Indian group was “timid” throughout the match versus New Zealand and that Pakistan had performed “outstandingly well” to beat India on the T20 World Cup.
Notably, this was Ravi Shastri’s fourth spell with the nationwide group, having served earlier because the Cricket Manager, Team Director and head coach on varied events. His second time period started in 2019 and ended with India crashing out of the T20 World Cup within the Super 12 stage of the event.