Captain and coach should have a say in team selection: Ravi Shastri

While
speaking
on
whether
the
coach
and
captain
should
have
a
say
in
the
Team
India
squad
selection,
Shastri
said
on
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SPORTS
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SHASTRI
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“I
think
it
is
extremely
important
that
the
captain
and
the
coach
should
have
a
say
in
team
selection.
I
think
going
forward,
both
should
officially
have
a
say.
Especially
if
the
coach
is
experienced
enough
like
I
was
and
now
how
Rahul
is.”

Shastri
–
who
vacated
the
office
as
one
of
the
most
successful
coaches
in
the
history
of
Indian
cricket
–
also
added
that
the
decision
making
should
happen
in
a
meeting
and
not
over
the
phone.

“It
should
happen
in
a
meeting
–
not
on
the
phone
or
outside
–
where
the
captain
is
there
so
that
he
gets
to
see
the
mindsets
of
the
selectors.
What
happens
in
the
meeting
when
the
convenor
is
there,
all
the
big
boys
are
there
–
he
should
be
in
that
meeting,”
the
59-year-old
added
further.

Shastri,
who
has
played
80
Tests,
earlier
spoke
about
his
relationship
with
India’s
Test
captain
Virat
Kohli,
who
was
also
the
ODI
and
T20
skipper
when
Shastri
was
the
head
coach
for
a
considerable
amount
of
time.

“We’re
both
pretty
aggressive,
we
want
to
play
to
win.
We
realized
very
quickly
that
to
win
you
need
to
take
20
wickets,
deciding
to
play
aggressive
and
fearless
cricket.
“It
meant
at
times
you
would
lose
games
but
once
you
got
one
across
the
line,
then
it’s
infectious,”
Shastri
had
claimed.

Former
India
cricketer
Rahul
Dravid
succeeded
Shastri
as
the
head
coach
of
the
national
side
and
the
team
is
aiming
to
take
giant
strides
under
the
Karnataka
stalwart.