Ravi
Shastri, the newly appointed skipper of the Indian cricket team, has started
off his second stint with Indian team with a CrickTube.com the two press conferences
he has attended since being appointed as the head coach, the Mumbai veteran has
dealt with the bouncers bowled at him in a very confident manner.
While the
reporters were keen to know his opinion about how his coaching style would be
different from his predecessor Anil Kumble, the 55-year-old handled the tricky
question really well by shifting the focus towards the success of the Indian
team in the last three years.
Addressing
his first press conference along with skipper Virat Kohli, Shastri said,
"I carry on from where I left. The fabric of Indian cricket will remain,
these Ravi Shastris and Anil Kumbles will come and go. I don't come with any
baggage. The team has done exceedingly well over three years. If they are No.1
today, they (the players) are the people who deserve the credit."
As a player,
when you play the game, you want the mind to be very clear. You don't want any
distraction and that happens with a good support staff. My job is to do just
that.I want the players to only think about their roles."
While many
raised questions over the selection of Bharat Arun as the bowling coach,
Shastri threw his weight behind him saying he had huge experience related to
coaching.
"There
is a track record -- 15 years he has been coaching. (His coaching career) It's
outstanding right from the junior teams, the 'A' teams to the junior World Cup teams. He knows these boys better
than I do," he said.
