Ravi Shastri will continue as Team India’s for another two years as the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), headed by Kapil Dev picked the former Indian captain for the job after conducting interviews in Mumbai on Friday.
Shastri has been reappointed till the 2021 T20 World Cup in India.
This will be Shastri’s fourth stint with the national team. He served briefly as the Cricket Manager (2007 tour of Bangladesh), Team Director (2014-2016) and head coach (2017-2019).
Shastri pipped former India teammates Lalchand Rajput and Robin Singh as well as former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson and Australia’s Tom Moody to the role. Former West Indies and Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons pulled out of the race, citing personal reasons.
The CAC reappoints Mr Ravi Shastri as the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team. pic.twitter.com/vLqgkyj7I2
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 16, 2019
“Definitely no. 3 is Tom Moody, number 2 is Mike from New Zealand (very intelligent, very good, young boy) and no. 1 is Ravi Shastri which you all were expecting,” said Kapil Dev while announcing the decision.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
In a world that is so unpredictable, there was but one certainty. No surprise that Ravi Shastri continues as coach of the Indian team.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 16, 2019
No surprise with Indian coach selection. No brainer actually.
2020 & 2021 T20 WCs though will be stern tests. India's T20 sides need rebuilding, fresh ideas. Not to mention, three away tours to New Zealand, Australia (2020) and England (2021). Big challenge(s)! #RaviShastri
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) August 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/kinchittrivedi1/status/1162348966941356032
So #RaviShastri it is. No surprise at all. Wonder why they made all the others waste their time and energies. #BCCI #Coach
— Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) August 16, 2019
Cheers guys! Time to celebrate… #RaviShastri pic.twitter.com/WGaxokc7i6
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) August 16, 2019
BCCI : #RaviShastri or Tom Moody for #HeadCoach?
Kohli : pic.twitter.com/6LqF9rrvdT
— Intolerant Monk (@intolerant_monk) August 16, 2019
Shastri as coach and Kohli as captain – ab 2020 T20 WC bhi bhool jao! #RaviShastri #BCCI #RohitForCaptain https://t.co/3yaqxGlDgf
— Pratik Hegde (@pratik1491) August 16, 2019
Just Got The News That @RaviShastriOfc Has retain as Head coach in Indian team. This shows How much Politics Is Still There in the Camp @BCCI#RaviShastri
— Sanket shahane (@Theroyalthug) August 16, 2019
Under #RaviShastri 'a directorial or coaching we have lost :
2015 ODI World Cup
2016 World t20
2019 ODI World CupNext loading….
T20 World Cup 2020
T20 World Cup 2021— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) August 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/IndianBean_/status/1162349040408727552
Once again Dr.Jofra Stranger predicted the future pic.twitter.com/XkZCv8APou
— Stranger (@pathy0251997) August 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1162347704451624961
https://twitter.com/AnmolKatiyar007/status/1162350576560005120
Ravi Shastri is not a Lucky Coach but a Lucky Mascot for Virat Kohli. As long as he is there..he score Centuries..
— SUDHIR MISHRA (@SHAHSUDH) August 16, 2019
BCCI to every other applicants #RaviShastri #TeamIndiaCoach pic.twitter.com/oYfeCE1K29
— Shah Harshil (@imharshil_shah) August 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/ThisAintParody/status/1162348883558535168
So, basically Ravi Shastri is better than Mike Hesson, Tom Moody in current circumstances
— Anand R Dedhia (@Hannu_Man) August 16, 2019
