Ravi Shastri

I focus on the present.

— Ravi Shastri

We live life in the present.

— Ravi Shastri

We want Indian cricket to carry on.

— Ravi Shastri

I am a winner, man.

— Ravi Shastri

The World Cup has its own space that needs to be respected.

— Ravi Shastri

Life is much like batting, treating every ball on merit.

— Ravi Shastri

I am a professional, I believe in work ethics, I believe in contracts.

— Ravi Shastri

Let me say this: MS Dhoni has earned the right to retire when he wants to.

— Ravi Shastri

As long as we win more than we lose, we are happy.

— Ravi Shastri

With Virat Kohli, what you see is what you get.

— Ravi Shastri

Sometimes in the subcontinent you just need five batsmen.

— Ravi Shastri

It's always the captain's team and it is the leader who calls the shots.

— Ravi Shastri

You've got to nip things that can be detrimental in the bud, even if this raises a few eyebrows or invites some…

— Ravi Shastri

A few good words don't just make your day but they also give the sense of belonging and confidence to take the…

— Ravi Shastri

Sometimes acknowledging your erroneous ways is the first step to redemption.

— Ravi Shastri

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

I am more into fine-tuning, mindsets, and how you play the game. Very rarely will I go and tinker with a player…

— Ravi Shastri

Jadeja has been sent by N. Srinivasan to play cricket and then go back…to Dhoni.

— Ravi Shastri

My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.

— Ravi Shastri

How do you pick players? When they are good, and Dhoni is the best limited-overs keeper in the country.

— Ravi Shastri

The coach and support staff's role is to get the players in the most brilliant frame of mind to execute things and…

— Ravi Shastri

It's going to get harder and harder to find guys who will play for ten years in all formats of the game,…

— Ravi Shastri

We are a country obsessed by records. For us, hundreds, ten thousand runs, and large haul of wickets are more important than…

— Ravi Shastri

As long as we know the job we are doing and we are honest to our jobs, as long as support staff…

— Ravi Shastri

I believe that tours should be only three Tests. With the amount of these things that is taking place, you will find…

— Ravi Shastri

Once you have a good bowling attack that can take 20 wickets anywhere, then no game is an away game. Every game…

— Ravi Shastri

We all know the soil in western India has a reddish tinge. In cricketing parlance it means a ticket to party for…

— Ravi Shastri

The beauty of Test cricket is all about playing an opponent in their backyard or defending home turf under challenging conditions over…

— Ravi Shastri

As a child I played cricket as a hobby. Once you started playing for your school, you became more ambitious. You reckoned…

— Ravi Shastri

Sourav's greatest asset is his ability to communicate. He is a naturally very confident person. He encourages his team, is a great…

— Ravi Shastri

We have to do what's best for the team, as simple as that.

— Ravi Shastri

It's a privilege and an honour to be a part of the Indian team setup.

— Ravi Shastri

I always considered myself an allrounder.

— Ravi Shastri

In my days, I played under several captains, none of whom were alike.

— Ravi Shastri

In Australia nothing comes easy. It's one of the hardest places to play.

— Ravi Shastri

Responsibility and accountability has to be taken by the top order.

— Ravi Shastri

I am used to challenges, bring on another one.

— Ravi Shastri

Half the guys commenting on MS Dhoni can't even tie their shoelaces.

— Ravi Shastri

You don't come to a cricket ground to draw a cricket match.

— Ravi Shastri

It's not worth scoring thousands of runs if your team keeps on losing.

— Ravi Shastri