Indian management to honour former head Ravi Shastri and opening batter Shubman Gill

Indian Cricket Board is about to honor former India head coach Ravi Shastri and opening batter Shubman Gill in Hyderabad on January 23. The city will host the first Test of the five-match series between India and England. Meanwhile, talking about Shastri, he was the team director from 2014 to 2016 and became the head coach in 2017. In 2021, his stint ended, and was replaced by Rahul Dravid.

On the other hand, Gill became the fastest to surpass the 2000-run milestone in ODIs and notably notched up five centuries in the format last year. Meanwhile, a board official said that the 1983 World Cup winner will get the Lifetime Achievement Award. On the other hand, the 2018 U19 World Cup winner will get the Cricketer of the Year award.

“He (Shastri) has been chosen for the honour while Gill will be awarded the cricketer of the year,” said a board official.

The quality of cricket India has played is for everyone to see: Ravi Shastri

Meanwhile, after his stint ended with the Men In Blue crashing out in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021, Shastri said that the team had done well across formats.

“The quality of cricket this team has played over the last five years across all formats, the performances are there for everyone to see. When you perform in that fashion, when you go across the globe, across all formats and beat teams, then you know you’re part of one great cricket team,” he had said.

“I’m not saying a great cricket team, India – I’m saying one of the great cricket teams in the history of the game, because if you look at those kind of performances, they don’t happen often.”