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Ravi Shastri ( Image Credit: Twitter)
The last few weeks haven't really been great for India. After losing the three-match Test series to South Africa by 1-3, they got whitewashed by the Proteas in the three-match ODI series. Thus, this led to the Asian side being severely criticised.
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Besides, after the completion of the Test series, Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down as India's captain in the longest format of the game. However, India's former head coach Ravi Shastri felt that there was no need to press the panic button. He felt that it was just a "temporary phase".
It is to be noted that the 59-year-old's tenure as India's head coach ended with them getting knocked out of the ICC T20 WC 2021 in the Super 12 stages of the tournament. While mentioning that he didn't watch a single ball of India's tour to the rainbow nation, he did feel that the standards of the team haven't dropped. He also cited a few stats and facts to back his point.
You have to respect Kohli's decision: Ravi Shastri
“If you lose one series, you people start criticising. You can’t win every game, there will be wins and losses. How can the standard go down suddenly? For five years, you have been the number one side in the world, When you have a win ratio of 65 per cent over the last five years, what is there to worry about? What is there to worry about, our rival teams should worry," said Ravi Shastri, as quoted by the Times Of India.
Shastri also went on to stress the fact that quitting the Test captaincy was Kohli's choice and thus, it should be respected. He cited the example of several legendary cricketers and said that there are several players who have left captaincy. Thus, he felt that there is a time for everything.
"It's his choice. You have to respect his decision. There is a time for everything. A lot of big players in the past have left captaincy when they felt they wanted to focus on their batting or on their cricket. Whether it's (Sachin) Tendulkar, (Sunil) Gavaskar or (MS) Dhoni. And, it's Virat Kohli now," he added.