Ravi Shastri

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ravi Shastri

• Does Ravi Shastri smoke?: Yes

• Does Ravi Shastri drink alcohol?: Yes

• He took Cricket seriously when he was a teenager.

• He was selected in Ranji Trophy to represent Bombay in his last year of the college.

• He was moved as an opening batsman from the tenth position within the 18th month of his Test debut.

• He had batted in all possible positions from 1 to 10 by the end of his career.

• In an interview, he admitted that he ignored his bowling for his batting.

• He opened in the two matches of the 1983 World Cup along-with Srikkanth.

• His most successful tour was that of the World Champions of Cricket in Australia when he was awarded with “Man of the Series” and won an “Audi 100” car.

• His cousin sister Mridula Shastri, captained Indian Women Team (Swimming) and (Water Polo).

• His trademark shot was “Chapati Shot” which he used to play off the pads.

• Ravi Shastri was forced to retire at the age of 30 due to his chronic knee injury.

• He has also been named as National Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

• Shastri is also known for his poised Cricket Commentary and has been one of the most popular Cricket Commentators in the world.

• He was very slow in scoring runs and was often tagged with the “snail-speed-run-scorer”.

• Once, journalist and commentator Harsha Bhogle commented about Shastri that “Watching Shastri bat is like admiring the Qutub Minar; tall, timeless, solid”.

• He coached Indian Team temporarily for their Bangladesh tour in 2007.

• Ravi Shastri was Shane Warne‘s first wicket.

• On 11 July 2017, he became Indian Cricket Team’s Head Coach.

• In June 2022, she shared the photos of the restored gold-coloured Audi car that he won for being the Champion of Champions in the 1985 World Championship in the summit clash against Pakistan.