A biography for Ravi Shastrihasn’t been written yet.
“With Virat Kohli, what you see is what you get.”
“The grade contracts of a Test player should be the highest.”
“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.”
“Sometimes it might be the junior-most player in the team who may come up with a strategy which we hadn't even thought of and we need to bring that to the table.”
“Opening is about the mindset. You got to respect the new ball.”
“I've always maintained that winning and losing will be part of the sport.”
“The classical art of spin bowling, how you should bowl in Test match cricket, is disappearing.”
“Responsibility and accountability has to be taken by the top order.”
“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.”
“My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.”
“It's a privilege and an honour to be a part of the Indian team setup.”
“The job satisfaction that an opener gets no other batsman gets.”
“Virat is in your face, he wants to dominate and has a work ethic like no one else. Whether it comes to discipline, training, sacrifice or self-denial, it is unbelievable.”
“If you have the leader under pressure always go for him. You need to get stuck in. You have to make the game as tough as you can.”
“I've been doing breathing routines for years. It is massive. It helped me in commentary as well.”
“There are a few people who are waiting to see the end of MS Dhoni. But great players like him decide their own future.”
“Captains have their own personalities and the best ones make players adapt to their thinking and methods.”
“We play every game to win and take the game forward. And if in trying to win we lose a game, tough luck.”
“It is the cynicism that kills all the joy. I'm not that kind of a guy. I look at the glass half-full.”
“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.”