One of the many Bombay-products of the 80s in the Indian side, he started off as a prodigy from the maidans. A Harris-Shield winning captain in the final year of school, he was spotted by the... Ravishankar Shastri (born 27 May 1962) is an Indian cricket coach, former commentator, cricketer and current head coach of the Indian national cricket team. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Tests and ODIs. Shastri made his television debut with a series called “That’s Cricket.” It was a cricket coaching series aired on Doordarshan channel. Shastri ’s favourite shot, a flick off his pads became popular as the chapati shot. Ravi Shastri was the Celebrity Torchbearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay. In 2003, Shastri collaborated with Rediffusion DY&R to establish an agency- Showdiff Worldwide. The agency is involved in talent management and support. Shastri is a goodwill ambassador ... Ravi Shastri is a former Indian cricketer and the head coach of the Indian cricket team. He was born on 27 May 1962 in Mumbai and has a daughter named Aleka.
