Ravi Shastri

Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is a former head coach of the India national cricket team and a cricket commentator. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. Although he started his career as a left arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder. Shastri was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He won C.K Naydu lifetime achievement award at Indian cricket team annual award show NAMAN on 24/01/2024.

27 May 1962

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