The coach and support staff's role is to get the players in the most brilliant frame of mind to execute things and if done effectively, it brings enjoyment to the player's game. — Ravi Shastri Copy Share Image
My job is to do exactly that with every player - to put him in a frame of mind where he is thinking only about his role and he is thinking about the team he is playing for and, of… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share Image
We are a country obsessed by records. For us, hundreds, ten thousand runs, and large haul of wickets are more important than the performance… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
Sourav's greatest asset is his ability to communicate. He is a naturally very confident person. He encourages his team, is a great motivator and… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
A coach's role, effectively speaking, is to stay in the background and let the onus be on the players. — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
If you look at cricket per se, if you didn't have T20 cricket, Test cricket will die. People don't realise. You just play Test… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
I don't want everyone toeing the same line. You have got to have discussions and someone might then think of a fresh strategy, which… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
As far as I am concerned, I have never seen any Indian batsman perform better than Virat on Australian soil keeping Sachin Tendulkar and… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
You can't sideline players who can take a good helping for themselves in the Power Plays. — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
MS Dhoni is a massive influence on the team. He is a living legend in the dressing room and an ornament to the game. — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
One-day cricket and T20s have vastly different identities and one cannot look at it through the mere lens of 'white-ball cricket.' — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
Opening for the first time in Test cricket, I scored 128 against the likes of Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan. — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
Once you have a good bowling attack that can take 20 wickets anywhere, then no game is an away game. Every game is a… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share
