India has been an envoy for Test cricket over the past 5 years: Ravi Shastri

Former coach Ravi Shastri referred to as Team India an “ambassador” of Test cricket and praised Virat Kohli’s No. 1-ranked facet for embracing the red-ball format. Indian group has completed because the No. 1-ranked Test group over the past 5 years below Virat Kohli’s captaincy (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSIndia (325 & 276/7 d) beat New Zealand (62 & 167) by 372 runs to win the 2nd Test and the collection 1-0India additionally regained the highest spot within the ICC Rankings by dethroning World Test Champions New ZealandIf you ask anybody within the Indian group, 99 p.c of them would say they love Test cricket: Ravi ShastriFormer head coach Ravi Shastri heaped reward on the Indian group and captain Virat Kohli for embracing Test cricket and being the “ambassador” of the format over the past 5 years.

India regained the highest spot within the ICC Rankings by dethroning New Zealand following their 372-run victory over the World Test Champions within the series-finale in Mumbai on Monday.The group has completed because the No. 1-ranked Test group over the past 5 years below Kohli’s captaincy and Shastri credited the gamers’ love for the format as the explanation behind their success in red-ball cricket.IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Highlights | Report”I think if any team has been an ambassador for Test match over the last five years, it is this Indian cricket team. Virat worships Test match cricket, as do most of the team, which might surprise the world because of the amount of one-day cricket India plays, then IPL.”If you ask anybody within the group, 99 p.c of them would say they love Test match cricket. That’s why, what India have accomplished within the final 5 years stay because the No. 1 group on this planet on the finish of yearly,” Shastri, who coached India for 4 years, told renowned author Jeffrey Archer on his podcast.India’s series win against New Zealand is their third this year after the triumphs in Australia and at home versus England earlier in 2021. They also took a 2-1 lead in the unfinished 5-Test series in England before the tour was called off due to the Covid-19 cases in the Indian camp.”We could have misplaced the one-off WTC closing towards New Zealand however in any other case We have dominated the format for the final 5 years.”To win two series in Australia, to win the series that was taking place in England, to win everywhere around the world white-ball and red-ball cricket, and to set a benchmark in red-ball cricket, the fast bowlers coming to the fore unheard of from the Indian cricket team it was remarkable.”For me the best legacy this era and this lot of gamers will depart is the best way they’ve performed Test cricket and embraced it,” the previous all-rounder added.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.