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Ravi Shastri

Ravi Shastri
Personal information
Full nameRavishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Birth Date (Y-M-D)1962-5-27
Place of birthBombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Country of birthIndia
NicknameRavi
Batting styleRight-hand batsman
Bowling styleSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder, Commentator
CountryIndia
Test Debut21 February 1981 v New Zealand
Last Test26 December 1992 v South Africa
ODI debut25 November 1981 v England
Last ODI17 December 1992 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Bombay1979 - 1993
Glamorgan1987 - 1991
MCC1987

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Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri (born 27 May 1962, Bombay) is a former Indian cricketer and captain. He was an all � rounder who batted right-handed and bowled left arm spin. His international career started when he was 18 years old and lasted for 12 years. He started his career purely as a bowler but gradually became more of a batsman who could bowl.

As a batsman, he was essentially defensive with the "chapati shot" (a flick off the pads) being his trademark shot, but could raise his strike rate when required. Due to his above-average height (he stood 6' 3" tall) and an upright stance, he had a limited number of shots against fast bowling, but was able to put the lofted shot to good use against spin bowling. Shastri played either as an opening batsmen or in the middle order.

The highlight of his career was when he was elected the Champion of Champions in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. In the same season, he equalled West Indian Garry Sobers's record of hitting six sixes in an over in first class cricket. He was regarded as a potential captain, but his image outside cricket, injuries and tendency to lose form at crucial times meant that he captained India in only one Test match.

In domestic cricket, he played for Bombay and led them to the Ranji Trophy title in his final year of playing. He also played four seasons of county cricket for Glamorgan. He was forced to retire aged 31 due to a recurring knee injury. He is now a noted TV cricket commentator.

Ravi Shastri Video

video grab, courtesy of Neo Cricket, of Indian legspinner and captain Anil Kumble talking to Ravi Shastri, following his retirement from the game, on Sunday, November 2, at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds. Full coverage: www.churumuri.com
3.15 min. | 4.60 user rating
Watch the Bollywood Movie Review of Na Ghar Ke Na Ghat Ke starring Rahul Aggarwal, Paresh Rawal, Narayani Shastri, Om Puri, Ravi Kissen, Neena Gupta, Shveta Salve, Anant Mahadevan & Rakesh Shrivastav. Visit us at www.rajshri.com for the latest bollywood film reviews, makings & trailers.
2.43 min. | 2.53 user rating
A story about a rustic villager, who comes to Mumbai, believing that is where his destiny lies. He meets all kinds of people, some are good to him, while others think his typical villager-like behavior is funny. Watch him adjust to the big city life, while never forgetting his roots. Cast: Rahul Aggarwal Paresh Rawal Narayani Shastri Om Puri Ravi Kishan Director: Rahul Aggarwal Producer: TP Agarwal Written by: Alok Upadhyaya
3.48 min. | 5.0 user rating
I guess all the cricket fans know what a great game that was! Hats off to the legend. First man ever to score a double century in one day internationals! India vs South Africa ODI 2 Gwalior, India February 24, 2010 After playing the greatest innings of all time the little master speaks with Ravi Shastri during the presentation ceremony. The first few minutes of this video has some high lights of the South African Innings and the interview starts at about 2:35.
6.27 min. | 4.53 user rating
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Watch Hindi Movie, Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke (2010) Online Star Cast Rahul Aggarwal...... Devkinandan Tirupati Paresh Rawal...... Inspector Khote Narayani Shastri...... Mithlesh Om Puri...... Sankata Prasad Tirupati Ravi Kissen...... Madan Khachak Neena Gupta...... Devkinandan's mother Shashi Kiran...... Tarak Nath Anant Mahadevan...... VG Chunawala Rakesh Shrivastav...... Devkinandan's father in Law Neeraj Vora...... Mr. RK Khanna Shreya Saran...... Special appearance Ehsaan Khan...... Special appearance Lalit Pandit...... Special appearance Shveta Salve...... Special appearance Manmouji...... Pan stall owner Genre: Comedy / Social Music Director: Lalit Pandit | Lyricist: Mudassar Aziz Producer: TP Aggarwal | Director: Rahul Aggarwal Singers: Remo Fernandes, Shreya Ghoshal, Neeraj Shridhar, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh Subscribe For More Movies www.youtube.com/user/OnlyMovies727
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1.07 min. | 4.0 user rating
Shahid Afridi Massive Six vs New Zealand T20 2011 [HD] Print Shahid Afridi Huge Six To Shaun Tait [HD] Print *HQ* out of park Shahid Afridi Huge Six To Shaun Tait [HD] Print *HQ* sledging fight zaheer khan ponting australia vs pakistan T20 test odi dubai SANZ india bcci pcb amir asif butt match fixing controversy IPL yuvraj singh ms dhoni sehwag icc world cup 2011 kallis umar akmal kamran Shahid Afridi Huge Six To Shaun Tait [HD] Print *HQ* sledging fight zaheer khan ponting australia vs pakistan T20 test odi dubai SANZ india bcci pcb amir asif butt match fixing controversy IPL Shahid Afridi Huge Six To Shaun Tait [HD] Print *HQ* sledging fight zaheer khan ponting australia vs pakistan T20 test odi dubai SANZ india bcci pcb amir asif butt match fixing controversy IPL yuvraj singh ms dhoni sehwag icc world cup 2011 kallis umar akmal kamran yuvraj singh ms dhoni sehwag icc world cup 2011 kallis umar akmal kamran Sky SPORTS GEO SUPER FOX SPORTS RAVI SHASTRI RAMIZ RAJA DIRK NANNES 2nd
0.70 min. | 5.0 user rating
Watch Hindi Movie, Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke (2010) Online Star Cast Rahul Aggarwal...... Devkinandan Tirupati Paresh Rawal...... Inspector Khote Narayani Shastri...... Mithlesh Om Puri...... Sankata Prasad Tirupati Ravi Kissen...... Madan Khachak Neena Gupta...... Devkinandan's mother Shashi Kiran...... Tarak Nath Anant Mahadevan...... VG Chunawala Rakesh Shrivastav...... Devkinandan's father in Law Neeraj Vora...... Mr. RK Khanna Shreya Saran...... Special appearance Ehsaan Khan...... Special appearance Lalit Pandit...... Special appearance Shveta Salve...... Special appearance Manmouji...... Pan stall owner Genre: Comedy / Social Music Director: Lalit Pandit | Lyricist: Mudassar Aziz Producer: TP Aggarwal | Director: Rahul Aggarwal Singers: Remo Fernandes, Shreya Ghoshal, Neeraj Shridhar, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh Subscribe For More Movies www.youtube.com/user/OnlyMovies727
14.08 min. | 5.0 user rating

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India, Australia top favourites: Shastri - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph--Dhaka: Australia have lost both warm-up matches (to India and South Africa), but former India captain -Ravi Shastri- still believes that the World Cup holders from the last century are one of the top favourites. “Look, the Australian - Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:53:36 GMT+00:00
Ravi Shastri picks his 5 players to watch at the World Cup - TheSportsCampus.com Tweet this news
TheSportsCampus.com--There is no bigger stage in cricket than the World Cup and in his official video log on castrolcricket.com, -Ravi Shastri- has picked five men whom he thinks will be the ultimate go-to cricketers in the tournament. Highlights of the v - Date : Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:49:26 GMT+00:00
Veeru Plays His Favourite Stroke, But Sachin Keeps His 200. For Now. - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--What he said at the post-match interview to -Ravi Shastri- about this being a revenge game, and his assessment of Bangladeshis as challengers was a telling comment on the attitude with which he approached this game. Ominous comment too, f - Date : Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:58:33 GMT+00:00
Cable tussle deprives many of World Cup opener - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Resident of Sector 7, Panchkula, Jimmy Gupta said, ''We decided at around 1pm to go watch the match in a pub and even there, the match was being shown through DD. Though, we enjoyed it, commentary by Sunil Gavaskar and -Ravi Shas - Date : Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:15:12 GMT+00:00
I am very fashionable: Veena Malik - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Malik who admires Indian commentators such as -Ravi Shastri- and Sunil Gavaskar is hosting not one, but two shows on cricket Cricket-o-tainment along with other experts of the game; and Big Toss with Rakhi Sawant. "People have inv - Date : Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:03:30 GMT+00:00
Nehra ruled out of WC opener - Playing11 Tweet this news
Playing11--Former cricketer -Ravi Shastri-, said "India will not forget the 2007 loss," also stating that the Indian team have great record in Mirpur and should play positive cricket. Even though the co-host are fistful opponents the Ind - Date : Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:16:18 GMT+00:00
Memories of 1983 triumph are hard for India's team to live up to in World Cup ... - The National Tweet this news
The National--When India won the World Cup in 1983, -Ravi Shastri- and Sandeep Patil finished their celebrations with fish and chips near London's Trafalgar Square in the ... - Date : Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:14:06 GMT+00:00
Team India's dream ODI squad - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Manoj Prabhakar (II 2.80) -Ravi Shastri- - absorbed pressure with the bat, broke partnerships with the ball. Irfan Pathan - outstanding bowler in helpful ... - Date : Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:25:42 GMT+00:00
World Cup 2011: Leader MS Dhoni has to come to the fore - Daily News & Analysis Tweet this news
Daily News & Analysis---...- look over his shoulders at Sunil Gavaskar and -Ravi Shastri- who might take over � an occupational hazard for Indian captains � Dhoni has no such worry. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:37:43 GMT+00:00
Team India's fascinating journey in the World Cup - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Amarnath, Roger Binny, Madan Lal, Kirti Azad, -Ravi Shastri- and Kapil Dev himself made this campaign the definitive war cry of the all-rounders. ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:48:52 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Dilip Vengsarkar
Indian National Test Cricket Captain
1987/88 (1 Test Match)
Succeeded by
Dilip Vengsarkar
Preceded by
Greg Chappell
Indian Cricket Team Coach/Manager
2007
Succeeded by
Chandu Borde

Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCList A
Matches80150245278
Runs38303108132026383
Batting average35.7929.0444.0031.13
100s/50s11/124/1834/666/38
Top score206109217138*
Balls bowled1575166134242511966
Wickets151129509254
Bowling average40.9636.0444.0032.18
5 wickets in innings21185
10 wickets in match0n/a3n/a
Best bowling5/755/159/1015/13
Catches/stumpings36/ -40/ -141/ -84/ -

India squad 1983 Cricket World Cup Champions (1st Title)

Kapil Dev (c), Gavaskar, Srikkanth, Vengsarkar, Patil, Amarnath, Yashpal, Binny, Madan Lal, Kirmani (wk), Azad, Sandhu, Shastri, Valson
Coach :

India squad 1987 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists

Kapil Dev (c), Gavaskar, Srikkanth, Vengsarkar, Azharuddin, Shastri, Sidhu, Binny, Prabhakar, More (wk), Maninder Singh, Sivaramakrishnan, Sharma, Pandit
Coach :

India squad 1992 Cricket World Cup

Azharuddin (c), Kapil Dev, Srikkanth, Shastri, Manjrekar, Tendulkar, Jadeja, Kambli, Amre, Prabhakar, Srinath, More (wk), Raju, Banerjee
Coach :



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