ODI before test series, good for players
During a program in Mumbai, Shastri said that before the first Test starts, the Indian team will be in England almost a month ago. The first Test match will commence from August one and one-day match to be started from first July, which will give the Indian team a full time to adjust to the conditions of England, which is helpful for the players.
Ravi Shastri said that the issue of shortage of time has been solved by the BCCI and the administrators' committee being in favor of conditions before the Test match on other foreign tours. On this occasion, Shastri said,” he is proud of the performance of the Indian cricket team on the tour of South Africa”.
Ravi Shastri said that the performance of the Indian cricket team in South Africa could be gauged that how the team would play for the next few years, at least till world cup.