Ravi Shastri’s tracer bullet reply: ‘Bubble life is tough, even Bradman’s average would’ve come down’
Rahul
Dravid
will
take
over
from
Shastri
and
the
former
India
skipper’s
first
assignment
would
be
the
home
T20I
and
Test
series
against
New
Zealand,
beginning
November
17.
India
failed
to
progress
to
the
semifinals
of
the
ICC
T20
World
Cup
2021.
The
side
managed
to
win
just
three
games
out
of
five
and
they
suffered
losses
against
Pakistan
and
New
Zealand
in
the
Super
12
stage.
“When
you
are
six
months
in
the
bubble,
there
are
lots
of
players
in
this
team
who
are
all-format
players.
In
the
last
24
months,
they
have
been
home
for
25
days.
“I
do
not
care
who
you
are,
if
you’re
name
is
Bradman
and
you
are
in
a
bubble,
your
average
will
come
down
because
you
are
human.
“It
is
not
something
you
put
petrol
in
the
backside
and
expect
the
guy
to
move
on,”
said
Shastri
during
a
virtual
post-match
press
conference.
“It
does
not
happen
that
way.
These
are
tough
times,
in
life,
it
is
not
what
you
accomplish,
it
is
what
you
overcome
and
this
is
what
this
team
has
shown.
“They
have
shown
the
drive
to
hang
in
there.
No
complaints
but
sooner
or
later
the
bubble
will
burst,
so
you
have
to
be
careful,”
he
added.
When
asked
whether
he
reached
out
to
the
BCCI
in
order
to
get
a
break
for
his
players,
Shastri
said:
“That
is
not
my
job,
it
was
already
done.
Big
administrators
around
the
globe
will
be
looking
to
have
gap
before
big
tournaments
so
that
guys
are
mentally
fresh
and
ready
to
play.
“Everyone
was
free
to
speak,
no
one
player
was
treated
as
a
junior
and
it
has
been
one
heck
of
a
journey
for
me.”
Talking
about
his
tenure
as
the
head
coach,
Shastri
said:
“I
mean
just
the
quality
of
cricket
this
team
has
played
in
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
and
beat
teams
then
you
know
you
are
part
of
one
great
cricket
team.
“I
am
not
saying
a
great
Team
India,
I
am
saying
great
cricket
teams
in
the
history
of
the
game
because
if
you
look
at
those
performances,
they
do
not
happen
often.
“You
need
to
have
bunch
of
players
who
are
fit,
hungry,
fearless
and
they
have
the
hunger
and
belief.
If
you
want
the
real
highlights,
nothing
beats
Australia,
England
—
we
are
up
in
that
particular
series.
“It
will
be
the
longest
time
we
will
up
in
the
series,
I
might
be
commenting
on
that
game.
But,
everywhere
we
beat
teams.
All
round
it
has
been
fabulous,”
he
added.
Talking
about
the
T20
World
Cup
campaign,
Shastri
said:
“Let’s
be
honest,
I
am
not
here
to
make
excuses.
We
lacked
daring
in
the
second
game
against
New
Zealand.
“I
know
the
toss
was
important
and
I
do
feel
it
will
be
important,
not
as
much
now
because
the
weather
has
cooled
down
a
bit.
“It
is
something
for
the
boys
to
learn,
they
will
get
an
opportunity
next
year.
It
is
not
often
you
have
World
Cup
in
12
months,
hopefully
they
will
kick
some
butt
next
year
in
Australia.”
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