Ravi Shastri confident ahead of South Africa tour
New Delhi, Dec 25 (CRICKETNMORE) - India have never managed a series win in South Africa, but coach Ravi Shastri is determined to rewrite the history books when the men in blue tour the country next month. "Nothing changes the
They are now level with Australia and a series win in South Africa will see them create a new world record of 10 consecutive Test series victories.
Shastri credited the team's current form to the tour of Australia in late 2014. Although the team lost that Test series, Shastri asserted that giving the Australians a tough fight at their home ground gave the Indians immense confidence.
"It started in Australia in 2014 and carried home in Sri Lanka, when we lost a Test match after dominating for three and a half days. That opened the eyes for everybody. There was a stage where we sat in the dressing room for two hours after a game, where each player questioned himself. It was looking into a mirror. We said that we will never go to play cricket like that. They were very honest with themselves and the boys said they would never be tentative again," Shastri said.
"Let me assure you, the brand that people saw in Australia was something that they haven't seen for a long, long time from an Indian team. And it showed in the World Cup and the World Cup that happened after that, the great run we had, till we lost in the semis, was thanks to that tour," he added.
