“7 Bloody Calls”: Ravi Shastri tells the story behind becoming India’s team director in 2014

Prior to Ravi ShastriThe tenure of the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, which saw them register two Test series wins in Australia and a 2-1 lead in England before the final match was postponed for a year, Mr. was also the director of the team – first, for a brief period in 2007 and then for two years starting in 2014. Speak to GuardiansHe revealed how he was on comment duty when the Board of Control Cricket in India (BCCI) contacted him and offered him the position of team director of India from the very same day. the next day in 2014.

“I had no advance warning,” Shastri said. “I was commenting at the Oval during my UK tour of India and discovered six or seven missed calls.”

“” Seven bloody calls? What happened here? ” (BCCI) just said, ‘We want you to take over, starting tomorrow, whatever the cost,'” he recounted.

“I told them I would have to talk to my family and the trading partners but they just said they would work it all out,” he continued.

And like that, I got straight in from the comment box. You’ll see when I get into the setup, I’m still wearing jeans and loafers. Immediately my work changed,” recalls Shastri.

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After Shastri’s time as team director, Anil Kumble was appointed head coach of the team, but Shastri replaced him in 2017.

Shastri’s tenure as head coach ended after last year’s T20 World Cup, with Rahul Dravid take over the reins from him.