Name Hindi: रविशंकर जयद्रित शास्त्री / Gender Man
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is one of the distinguished personalities in the world of cricket. He was born on 27 May 1962, and hails from Mumbai, India. He is a former Indian cricketer and full-time coach who moulded his skills throughout his career to attain excellence in batting, bowling, as well as leadership roles.
Early Life and Education
Shastri’s educational journey started at Don Bosco High School in Matunga where he began exhibiting an interest in sports, particularly cricket. Later, he attended Ruparel College in Matunga, juggling between academics and honing his sporting talent henceforth.
Career Highlights
- International Debut:
- Audacious All-Rounder:
- The Champion of Champions:
- Playing for Glory Until 1992:
- Honourable Mention post Retirement:
- A Worthy Coach and Commentator:
We saw promising beginnings when he made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1981 after catching attention for remarkable performances in domestic games for Bombay (now Mumbai) team.
Blessed with talent amplitudes in both areas of batting and bowling, Shastri proved himself as a staunch all-rounder. His left arm spin always posed threat because of uncanny consistency while ‘chapati shot’ earned him big shots alongside his adept defence respectively gaining strengths over test and ODI formats equally.
In 1985 World Championship of Cricket held in Australia, Shastri achieved substantial fame by bagging both titles – ‘Man of the Match’ and overall ‘Champion of Champions’. For this feat, he received an audi car which became a tale of glory in his career.
In the cricketing year 1991-92, he scored three consecutive centuries against Australia. Despite some low phases and debacles like ‘go-slow’ approach controversy in an ODI against England after having slower run-rate being criticized, Shastri remained focused on contributing to the team’s good.
His stint as player ended after India tour’d South Africa due to recurring injuries hampering performance although, Shastri served contemptuously with memorable comebacks showing determination every time until retirement in 1992.
Ravi stepped into shoes of commentator post-retirement bringing same charisma with him behind mic as much he had it on-field. Besides commendable work there, he was appointed as Team Director of Indian team between 2014-16 before finally picking up role for full-time coach from 2017 onwards.
Hallmarks
Shastri has always stood out for his composed temperament on-field alongside matching abilities performing independently under pressure. His experiences sum-up lesson-‘A person is never old enough not to learn’; serves inspiration amplifying perseverance amidst dilemmas while reflecting evolution through different roles respectively during entire association with great sport-Cricket extraditing profound commitment levels towards game.
