I have moved on from the disappointment: Ravi Shastri

Having been left heartbroken following the appointment of Anil Kumble, Ravi Shastri was clearly disappointed at not having been appointed the coach has stated that he has moved on from the disappointment. In an exclusive interview with the Times of India, Ravi Shastri stated that his job was to give the interview rather than see what was going on internally.

“My disappointment was there for a day and that is all. And it happened last week. I have moved on.”

“Again, I am no one to answer that. My job was to prepare a team. I was able to do it with the best of ability. Right now, India is among the top two teams in world cricket in all formats.”

“My job was to give an interview, which I had given. What happened inside is not my lookout.”

During Shastri’s tenure, the Indians were at the peak of the game where they achieved a lot of fantastic results. “I had a dream run with the team for 18 months. In the next three years, we are in the process of achieving more. I am also happy that the talented team was able to achieve quite a lot of things during my tenure. Starting from becoming the No. 1 Test team in the world to doing well in ODIs and T20s in England and Australia, we played good cricket. We need to be consistent with bowling a bit and with Anil Kumble at the helm, I am sure our bowling will improve in the days to come. As far as I am concerned, it was indeed a memorable journey. I don’t have any regrets.”

“All I can say is that Ganguly wasn’t there when I was interviewed and you should ask what problem Ganguly has with me instead of asking me.”

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“First of all, I wasn’t giving any interview for the job of a CEO. I had a very good discussion with Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Jagdale and VVS Laxman about the future of Indian cricket. We also spoke about the good things that happened during my tenure as the team director. I think that our overseas performances were good. Most importantly, the boys responded well and they are hungry for success. We are not No. 1 in Test cricket today only because we haven’t played the format for last six months.”