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Shastri wants India to aim for positive start in Australia
The Statesman
|November 20, 2024
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants his former team to put their recent shock loss to New Zealand at the back oftheir minds and concentrate on positive memories achieved from previous successes in Australia ahead of the upcoming five-Test battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Shastri believes India must target a fast start to the series in Perth to keep their World Test Championship hopes alive. India's place at the top of the WTC standings took a maj or hit after suffering an unprecedented 3-0 whitewash at the hands of New Zealand - their first Test series loss at home in 12 years. But Shastri knows his team is still in the mix to reach next year's WTC Final at Lord's and has urged his former side to stay positive in their quest for a place at next year's one-off Test.
This story is from the November 20, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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