{"id":386109,"date":"2026-01-23T13:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/386109\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:18:13","slug":"ravi-shastri-says-hes-divorced-from-the-indian-dressing-room-it-doesnt-matter-if-you-were-my-colleague-or-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/386109\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravi Shastri says he\u2019s \u2018divorced\u2019 from the Indian dressing room: \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter if you were my colleague or friend\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s times like these that you miss Ravi Shastri<\/a>, the coach. With the Indian Test team in shambles under Gautam Gambhir<\/a>, the mind harks back to the years between 2014 and 2021, when under the Shastri-Virat Kohli duo, the Indian team achieved some remarkable things. Beating Australia in Australia twice, winning the Test mace five straight years in a row, finishing runners-up in the 2017 Champions Trophy, reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup in a near spotless campaign, the memories are endless.<\/p>\n

\"RaviRavi Shastri continues to enthral audience from behind the mic. (PTI)<\/p>\n

Once Shastri stepped down after spending seven gruelling years on the road, he forayed back into broadcasting, a role he has comfortably slipped back into. However, ahead of the T20 World Cup<\/a>, the former India all-rounder revealed how he managed to switch from one role to another without much fuss. Through his journey in cricket, Shastri has been at both ends of a coach\u2019s advice, but once he was back on the mic, he ensured his personal feelings did not get in the way.<\/p>\n

Also Read: You have to take criticism in your stride, says Ravi Shastri<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a player, I would be criticised. And when it got personal, it would disappoint you. But over time, you learn to handle those situations. I prefer criticism that\u2019s constructive. When I became a broadcaster, I said I\u2019ve divorced the Indian dressing room, and I will speak on what I see. It doesn\u2019t matter if you were my colleague or you were my friend when I was playing the game,\u201d Shastri said at an event to mark the launch of a partnership between Marriott Bonvoy and the ICC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will speak on what I see because I have to let the viewer know the truth. That is my opinion. As a coach, again, but that\u2019s something you expect. In my tenure there, there were good moments and rough moments. But again. You\u2019ve just got to take it in your stride because you know there\u2019s another game coming up. One day you\u2019re in pole position, next day in troll position.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018You deserve criticism; I do too\u2019<\/p>\n

Ravi Shastri\u2019s coaching tenure is filled with instances of him using tough love to fire up a player, such as when he pulled up Mohammed Shami and asked whether his hunger is limited to Biryani or extends to the pitch as well. Or when he asked his players to wear the 36 all-out like a badge. When India won, Shastri took a back seat and let the players revel in the joy. When India lost, Shastri would be the first one to take the hit, but also ensure a message was communicated to the players.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing which I did as a coach is that when things didn\u2019t go well, I was clear to the team, \u2018You deserve the criticism. I deserve it too.\u2019 And then turn it around. And let your sport do the talking, rather than you taking off on someone unnecessarily,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s times like these that you miss Ravi Shastri, the coach. With the Indian Test team in shambles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,145917,15620,145918,145916,75221,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-386109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-indian-dressing-room","tag-ravi-shastri","tag-ravi-shastri-divorce","tag-ravi-shastri-news","tag-shastri","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}