Empathetic coach gets best out of India with ‘kick in the backside’
Loss in series opener against England prompted Ravi Shastri to change tactics
07 March 2021 - 16:58
To get the best out of a bubble-weary squad in a Covid-19 world is never easy, but India combined empathy with a “kick in the backside” approach to get the job done in the just-concluded home Test series against England.
Virat Kohli and most of his teammates have been hopping from one bio-secure bubble to another since the 2020 Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates. Soon after the Twenty20 competition, they headed to Australia where they won the Test series 2-1 before rushing home to host England...
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