Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is a former head coach of the India national cricket team and a cricket commentator. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. Although he started his career as a left arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder. Shastri was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He won C.K Naydu lifetime achievement award at Indian cricket team annual award show NAMAN on 24/01/2024.
Shastri in May 2019
Ravi Shastri in 2015
India national cricket team
The India men's national cricket team represents India in men's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.
C. K. Nayudu, India's first Test cricket captain
Lala Amarnath batting during a match against Middlesex at Lord's, c. 1936
With 619 wickets, Anil Kumble is the world's fourth highest wicket-taker in Tests and India's highest Test and ODI wicket-taker.
Indian players celebrating after taking a wicket against New Zealand in 2010