Ravishankar Shastri

Born: 27 May 1962

He is an Indian cricket coach, former commentator, cricketer and current head coach of the Indian national cricket team.
As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Tests and ODIs.
Although he started his career as a left-arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder.
As a batsman, he was essentially defensive with his trademark “chapati shot”(a flick off the pads), but he could raise his strike rate when required.
Due to his above-average height (he stood 6′ 3″ tall) and an upright stance, he had a limited number of shots against fast bowling, but was able to put the lofted shot to good use against spin bowling.
He played either as an opening batsman or in the middle order.
On July 2017 he, the former team director, was appointed as Head Coach for the national side by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sourav Ganguly , Sachin Tendulkar.
The contract has him getting paid Rs.8 crore per year. Rs.1.5 Crore more than his predecessor Anil Kumble.
As the World cup 2019 was in progress, on 13 June, the BCCI announced an extension of his contract by 45 days after the tournament.
On 16 August 2019, he was re-appointed as the head coach of the senior men’s Indian team, with his new contract extending up to the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup in India.