Ravi Shastri’s comment did not go down well with Indian fans who were already upset with the team’s batting dismissals in England.
Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri (L) speaks as captain Virat Kohli looks on. (Photo: AFP)
Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri hit back at his critics on Wednesday and claimed that “the current Indian team has played better overseas than Indian teams of last 15-20 years. And you’ve had some great players in those series”.
Shastri also said they won nine matches overseas and three series — a feat that no other Indian side were able to achieve.
However, Ravi Shastri’s comment did not go down well with Indian fans who were already upset with the team’s batting dismissals in England.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
To @RaviShastriOfc
During @SGanguly99 ‘s tenure as captain
2000: 1 Test win in Bangladesh
2001: 1 win in Zimbabwe (Not this Zimbabwe)
2002: 1 win in England (1-1), 1 Test win in WI (1-2), New Zealand 0-2
2003-04: 1 win in Australia (1-1), 2 wins in Pakistan (2-1) 1/2— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) September 5, 2018
Indian coach is a Joker to say the least. Indian cricket is today wt it’s is Because of Saurav ganguly . His legacy ll always remain in Indian cricket.Doesnt matter wt Shashtri says
— Rohit sharma (@rohitsharma_pkl) September 5, 2018
Because
Earlier
Full time job: cricket
Now
Full time job: Modelling
Part time job: cricket— mk yadav (@m_kumarind) September 5, 2018
To @RaviShastriOfc
During #RahulDravid tenure
Test series win in England and West Indies (better teams than current ones)
1 Test win in South Africa (1-2 series loss).During @anilkumble1074 regime
Test win at Perth (1-2 series result) 2/3— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) September 5, 2018
To @RaviShastriOfc
Under @msdhoni
A series win in New Zealand and 1-1 draw in South Africa 3/3Bottom line: Facts are stronger not stranger than fiction.
— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) September 5, 2018
‘No other Indian team in last 15-20 years has had the same run as this one’
The series could easily have been 3-1 in India’s favour – Ravi Shastri
Dont hide your failure.@RaviShastriOfc@imVkohli@BCCI
— Suresh Purohit (@ImSureshPurohit) September 6, 2018
Team Is A Better Travelling Side In Last 15-20 Years, Says Ravi Shastri 😀😀😀 MAY BE NEEND MEIN BAAT KAR RAHA HOGA
— ZAFAR SHEKHANI (@ZAFARSHEKHANI2) September 6, 2018
Also, preceding msd , 1986- kapil dev series won in Eng, 2002 -sourav Ganguly series drawn, 2007 rahul dravid test series won in england.
— neeru bhatia (@neerubhatia3) September 5, 2018
Thanks to #RaviShastri, whenever I hate myself i can watch one of his press conferences and feel better that someone out there is much pathetic in life than me.#ENGvIND #IndianCricketTeam #kohli
— Chinthan_M (@mchinthan7) September 6, 2018
@BCCI @SGanguly99 @cricketindia @virendersehwag Saddest thing in Indian Cricket right now is Ravi Shastri.A film dialogue press meet before every test and not performing is sick. And what’s his problem with prev Indian teams?
— GL Sham Prasad (@glshamprasad) September 6, 2018
No other Indian team in last 15-20 years has had the same run as this one – Ravi Shastri .
Ravi Shastri there taking inspiration from Jose’s post Sevilla game interview. 😋😋— Red.Devil.Rathore (@Shaan_Rathoo) September 6, 2018
You forgot to tell Ravi Shastri that Sri Lanka , West Indies were way stronger teams not at the bottom and England was a top test match team and Australia was second best team in the history of the game after West Indies of 80 May be Shastri wants to play another series in SL
— Gurpreet Singh (@gscldh) September 6, 2018
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