The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) picked Ravi Shastri as the new India head coach, but former India cricketer Sandeep Patil reckons that though he could have been a good manager, he is not suitable to be team India’s coach.
“I have known Ravi for a very long time. He was my room partner during my playing days, he was chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) when I was NCA Director and he was Team Director when I was India’s chief selector, but he’s not exactly a coach. I remember Gautam Gambhir saying last year, ‘Ask Ravi Shastri how many throw-downs he did in the last 18 months.’ The Team Director post would have suited Ravi better,” added Patil.
