Ravi Shastri turns 59, Twitter flooded with birthday wishes
BCCI led the way as Twitter was flooded with wishes as Indian men’s cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri turned 59 on Thursday.
1⃣9⃣8⃣3⃣ World Cup-winner ?
2⃣3⃣0⃣ intl. games ?
6⃣9⃣3⃣8⃣ intl. runs & 2⃣8⃣0⃣ intl. wickets ?Here’s wishing @RaviShastriOfc – former India captain & present #TeamIndia Head Coach – a very happy birthday. ? ? pic.twitter.com/fn82nU9Isz
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 27, 2021
The former India all-rounder, known for his flamboyant personality, has achieved success in different spheres of the cricketing world.
Best of birthdays to the current coach of the Indian team, #RaviShastri ??? pic.twitter.com/QHIZsz7jlS
— Cricket Expert Rohirat and Dhoni (MI) ?%FB (@rohiratian) May 27, 2021
While Shastri scored 6,938 runs across both Tests and ODIs and scalped 280 wickets in his international career, his dream run came during the 1985 Benson and Hedges World Championship.
India will now lock horns against New Zealand in the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC) in Southampton, beginning June 18.