Ravi Shastri recently praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paying a visit to the Indian dressing room following their heartbreaking loss to Australia in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
Modi was spotted comforting numerous players and complimenting their efforts during the competition.
According to ANI, Ravi Shastri believes that the Prime Minister’s visit to the dressing room after such a painful loss significantly raises the players’ morale. Ravi Shastri said:
“When you get someone like the Prime Minister of the country coming and visiting the dressing room, it is something massive because it can lift the spirits of the players. This is no ordinary man walking in. When you have Prime Minister of a country walking into the dressing room is special. I know what the players would have felt like I know what I would have felt like you know if I was a coach of India.”
Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri added:
“I think it’s an outstanding thing simply because I know what a dressing room feels like and I have been in that dressing room for more than seven years as a coach of India apart from many years as a cricketer. It is a gut-wrenching feeling and when you are down then you seem that you are out.”
Ravi Shastri
Batting first, the Men in Blue produced a below-par 240, owing to Australia’s outstanding bowling and fielding.
Despite a spectacular opening burst by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, which reduced Australia to 47/3, India was unable to make more inroads. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne put on a 192-run fourth-wicket stand to help Australia win by six wickets.
Team India now has two ODI World Cup championships, while Australia has a record sixth.
The two sides are in the middle of a five-match T20I series, with India leading 1-0 after a dramatic two-wicket victory.
India’s unbeaten streak in 2023 World Cup and they reached the final without losing a game
Despite a heartbreaking loss in the final, Team India wowed fans with a great run through the 2023 World Cup.
India began with a win against Australia, who later became the champions. Next, Rohit Sharma’s team easily handled Afghanistan in their following game. The anticipated match with Pakistan was less exciting than expected. India won by seven wickets, defeating their long-time competitors.
Next, India had another smooth victory versus Bangladesh before they faced New Zealand, the then-first-place team. India kept their winning streak alive by beating the Blackcaps by four wickets. This win marked India as the only undefeated team in the tournament.
India finished the league stage unbeaten after nine games, with wins of 100, 302, 243, and 160 runs over England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the Netherlands, respectively. The Asian giants defeated the Blackcaps by 70 runs in the semi-finals to avenge their 2019 humiliation before falling short in the grand event.
Nonetheless, India had the top run-scorer and wicket-taker, with Virat Kohli scoring a record 765 runs and Mohammed Shami taking 24 wickets in only seven games.