Ravi Shastri Bids Adieu To Team India

"This Indian team has overachieved." Ravi Shastri signs-off with praise for team India after his final match as head coach...

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00:00If you ask me what I wanted at that time, I would say that this team has overachieved.

00:09I'm not here to make any sort of excuses.

00:12We lacked the daring in the second game against New Zealand.

00:16In life, it's not what you accomplish.

00:23It's what you overcome.

00:25And that's what this team has done.

00:30When you're six months in a bubble,

01:00this team, there are a lot of players in this team who play all three formats of the game.

01:04And in the last 24 months, they've been home for 25 days.

01:08I don't care who you are.

01:10If your name is Bradman, if you're in a bubble as well, your average will come down.

01:15Because you're human.

01:17This is not where something you just put petrol in the backside and then expect the guy to move on.

01:26In overdrive, it doesn't happen that way.

01:29I think it's tough times.

01:31That's why I say, in life, it's not what you accomplish.

01:40It's what you overcome.

01:42And that's what this team has done.

01:44Yes, we are disappointed with the result in the first two games here.

01:49And let's be honest, I'm not here to make any sort of excuses.

01:53We lacked the daring in the second game against New Zealand.

01:56I know the toss was important.

01:58And as you've seen in the last three games, how important it is.

02:02And I do feel it will continue to be important, though not as much now as the weather has

02:08cooled down a bit.

02:10But still, so it's something for the boys to learn.

02:12And they'll get an opportunity again next year.

02:15Because not often you have World Cups in 12 months.

02:19So hopefully, they'll go and kick some butt.

03:28I wish him all the luck.

03:35He's a great player.

03:36He's got the stature.

03:38He's done the yards as a coach.

03:41To further take this team over the next few years and raise the bar.

03:46So I wish him all the luck.