Ravi Shastri Quotes

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Ravi Shastri

Profession : Coach

Birth : May 27, 1962

Aggressive cricket is a form of cricket where you play to win.

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

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The beauty of Test cricket is all about playing an opponent in their backyard or defending home turf under challenging conditions over five days - dominating each session, dominating each day, picking 20 wickets to win a contest. That's historically been cricket's most fascinating gift.

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

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A few good words don't just make your day but they also give the sense of belonging and confidence to take the next big step forward.

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It is the cynicism that kills all the joy. I'm not that kind of a guy. I look at the glass half-full.

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

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

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You know, when a fast bowler comes back after a series of five Test matches and then straightaway has to go into a one-day series with a three-day break, a T20 series with a one-day break, it is tough.

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

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MS Dhoni is a massive influence on the team. He is a living legend in the dressing room and an ornament to the game.

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I am a winner, man.

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Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, the respect they have for each other is unbelievable, so it makes my job in the dressing room so much easier.

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

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

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I love coverage, bring it on, as simple as that.

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We all know the soil in western India has a reddish tinge. In cricketing parlance it means a ticket to party for the spinners at the start and end of a cricket season.

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Sometimes wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good.

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You can't sideline players who can take a good helping for themselves in the Power Plays.

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

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