BCCI may ask Ravi Shastri to be with Team India till World Cup 2015

Mumbai: Following Team India’s relatively improved performance in ODIs after a debacle in a Test series, the Indian cricket board wants Ravi Shastri to continue to work with the Indian team till the World Cup 2015.

According to reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is of the opinion team director Ravi Shastri’s communication skills and his ability to infuse confidence in players were crucial in India’s ODI success in England. At the same time though, Duncan Fletcher would still be around.

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Ravi Shastri after India’s tour of England supported Duncan Fletcher in his report to BCCI. Shastri said, "He is tremendous. He would have done over a 100 Tests as coach, which is massive. He is technically very sound. He is a solid character. He is respected. He is a fatherly figure.”