WATCH: Ravi Shastri signs off from Team India with a fiery dressing room speech
Ravi Shastri, on Monday, bowed out as the head coach of the Indian national cricket team after the Men in Blue’s campaign in the T20 World Cup 2021. Although his team couldn’t go beyond the Super 12, he ended on a positive note after Team India won their last three games. On Monday, November 8, Virat Kohli and Co. defeated Gerhard Erasmus’s Namibia by nine wickets.
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul scored half-centuries to make sure that India get over the line. Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah picked up a combined tally of eight wickets. In the meantime, after the game, Shastri went to the Indian dressing room and gave a fiery speech.
The veteran lauded the team for exceeding his expectations over the last four years across all three formats. He said that the team has been able to produce results on a consistent basis due to which they are rated amongst the best in the world.
Must Watch: A stirring speech to sign off as the #TeamIndia Head Coach 👏 👏
Here’s a snippet from @RaviShastriOfc‘s team address in the dressing room, reflecting on the team’s journey in the last few years. 👍 👍 #T20WorldCup #INDvNAM
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 9, 2021
This will go down as one of the great teams, says Ravi Shastri
“You guys as a team have over exceeded my expectations with the way you have played. Over the last few years, to go across the globe, across all formats, and beat everyone, makes you one of the great teams that have played the game.
“This will go down as one of the great teams that have played the game over the last 5-6 years across all formats because there are results to be seen,” Shastri was quoted as saying.
“Yes, we did not have a great tournament. We could have won one or two ICC tournaments, didn’t happen. But that’s sport. You will get another chance. You will be wiser and more experienced when the next opportunity comes. But, for me, the most important thing in life is not what you accomplish, it’s what you overcome that override everything else,” he added.
Earlier, in the post-match press conference, Shastri thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India for giving him the chance to become India’s head coach for as long as four years. He also had words of praise for former BCCI president N Srinivasan.
