Ravi Shastri: Former cricketer, present men’s cricket coach and entertainer of this decade.
You know, the man doesn’t give two fucks about anything. He does what he wants and believes deeply in chilling.
Look at him here:
Hot hot hot. Time for some juice. Coco Bay Sheer Rocks Beautiful. Antigua 🏝 pic.twitter.com/kMLuLwDTi7
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 26, 2019
And look at him here:
Sunny Jamaica. The punch in my left hand tastes divine 🏝 pic.twitter.com/bGUTlp4NxZ
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) September 4, 2019
Clearly, this is his favourite pose but moving on…
Ravi Shastri is truly irreplaceable when it comes to comments, jabs and antics. Here we have made a list of a few instances that prove the same.
1. I’ll starting this with a classic. After India’s Test win over Australia in 2018, an excited Ravi Shastri was talking to Sunil Gavaskar on live television and commenting to a few tense moments in the match, he said:
Sach bole to thodi der ke liye goti muh mein aa gaye the.
WTF!
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) December 10, 2018
“Thodi der ke liye goti mooh may tha!”
Ravi Shastri has surpassed himself.#AUSvIND
Which, everyone knows by now, translates to ‘we had balls in our mouths for a few moments there’.
😂😂
— Romsha (@kohlischarms) December 10, 2018
Ravi Shastri is unbelievable 😂😂😂😂
In his defence, aa toh gaye the, but he could have avoided saying it. Maybe, maybe.
Congratulations! Ravi Shastri’s retirement delayed by 5 more years. #AdelaideTest
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) December 10, 2018
2. More recently, he was found sleeping in the dressing room with not a single worry in the world.
Ravi Shastri has the best job in the entire world.
— चाचा lame मौंक (@oldschoolmonk) October 21, 2019
Drinks at will, takes naps during office time, gets paid in crores. pic.twitter.com/h1NolGSqyQ
India were dominating South Africa and were on the verge of winning so the coach thought he might as well get some sleep. Good idea, I would have done the same.
Me waiting for good things to happen in my life, meanwhile my kismat:#INDvsSA #RaviShastri pic.twitter.com/aR8fJ2wW8l
— अनोखा mediocre (@GV_unique) October 21, 2019
3. But you should have seen his enthusiasm after India won the series. When asked what was the game plan, he said there was only one strategy and it had nothing to do with the pitch.
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— Freak (@hobart_133) October 22, 2019
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Pitch bhaad mein jaaye. Pitch ko nikaal do game se. *Not my words*
Shastri said that he wants Indian bowlers to perform great in all conditions – but the brilliant choice of words!
Ravi Shastri doesn’t give a fuck about anything. Who speaks like this during a presentation ceremony? 😂
— R! (@WeirdlyProbable) October 22, 2019
“Apun ko pitch ko game se nikaalne ka tha, bhaad mein gaya pitch. Apne ko bas 20 wickets maangta hai chahe Ranchi ho, Auckland ho, Melbourne ho” #INDvSA
4. ‘Choice of words’ reminds me that commenting on Rishabh Pant, recently, he said it is his job to scold the players when they go wrong, he is not in the team to play tabla after all.
Main sirf tabla bajane ke liye hoon?
5. And Ravi Shastri has nothing to hide. If he wants to step out of the team bus holding a beer bottle, he will f*cking step out of the bus holding a beer bottle okay?
There is a reason alcohol remarks come his way.
#AUSvIND A little dance from @imVkohli as The Bharat Army give #TeamIndia a special welcome back to the team hotel. #BharatArmy #TeamIndia #IndianCricketTeam #COTI 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/wEHElXDy9H
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) December 30, 2018
6. In the end, here is a video from his trip to the Bob Marley Stadium in Jamaica. This isn’t as interesting as the things mentioned above but it is one of my favourites. Just look at him singing his heart away.
Coaches’ day out at the Bob Marley museum in Jamaica😎😎 – by @28anand pic.twitter.com/AfBsGsFzKr
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 30, 2019