102 Quotes by Ravi Shastri

If I have done a competent job, I should be respected for my competency.

You've got to nip things that can be detrimental in the bud, even if this raises a few eyebrows or invites some opposition.

We live life in the present.

We want Indian cricket to carry on.

It's not that every time India play they will have their best team on the park because there are bound to be injuries and other factors.

Sometimes in the subcontinent you just need five batsmen.

When you play the game, you want your mind clear. You want to be able to focus inwards without a care in the world for anything outside.

My job is to do exactly that with every player - to put him in a frame of mind where he is thinking only about his role and he is thinking about the team he is playing for and, of course, the opposition which we always respect.

I like honeymoons. The more the merrier.