Ravi Shastri

Ravishankar ("Ravi") Jayadritha Shastri (born 1962-05-27 in Mumbai (Bombay), India) is a former Indian cricketer. He was an all–rounder who batted right–handed and bowled left arm spin. His international career started when he was 18 years old and lasted 12 years. He started his career purely as a bowler but gradually became more of a batsman who could bowl.

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Major teams

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• :India, Bombay (Mumbai), West Zone, Rest of India, Indian Colts, India Under–22, India Under–25, Board President's XI, Wills XI, Young India, Glamorgan, MCC, Rest of the World

Official Tours

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• :New Zealand (1980–81), England (1982), Pakistan (1982–83), West Indies (1982–83), Pakistan (1984–85), Sri Lanka (1985–86), Australia (1985–86), England (1986), West Indies (1988–89), Pakistan (1989–90), England (1990), Australia (1991–92), Zimbabwe (1992–93), South Africa (1992–93)

Other tours

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• :India Under–19 to Sri Lanka (1980–81, as capt), India Under–19 to England (1981, as capt), Young Indians to Zimbabwe (1983–84, as capt), Rest of World to England (1989)
• :England (1983 World Cup), Australia (1984–85, World Championship of Cricket), Sharjah (1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 (2), 1986–87(2), 1987–88 (as capt), 1988–89, 1989–90 (2), 1991–92), Australia and New Zealand (1991–92, World Cup); Also participated in the 1987–88 World Cup in India

Miscellaneous

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• First class debut : 1979–80 for Bombay v Bihar at Jamshedpur (Age : 17 years and 292 days) http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/32/f32662.html
• Last first class match : 1993–94 for Bombay v Bengal at Bombay (Age : 31 years, 307 days) http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/40/f40586.html
• Highest first class score : 217 (482 minutes, 417 balls, 30 fours) for Rest of India v Bengal at Bangalore, 1990–91 (Irani Trophy) http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/38/f38507.html
• Best first class bowling : 9–101 for Bombay v Rest of India at Indore, 1981–82 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/33/f33428.html
• Scored 100 runs (29 & 76) and took more than 10 wickets (4–91 & 8–91) in a first class match once, for Bombay v Delhi, Bombay 1984–85 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/35/f35321.html
• Scored a hundred in his first appearance in Zimbabwe http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/34/f34742.html
• Scored hundreds in each innings of a match once, 127 & 101* for Glamorgan v Middlesex at Abergavenny, 1989 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/37/f37695.html
• Scored the fastest double hundred in first class cricket – 113 minutes, for Bombay v Baroda at Bombay, 1984–85. Scored six sixes in a single over and 13 sixes overall in the same innings (see 'The Glorious Winter'). http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/35/f35192.html
• Took 288 minutes to score a 50, for India v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1988–89 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/37/f37597.html
• Three times took more than 400 minutes to score a first class hundred

:427 (109) India v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1988–89 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/37/f37597.html

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:424 (125) India v Pakistan, Jaipur, 1986–87 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/36/f36476.html

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:422 (111) India v England, Calcutta, 1984–85 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/35/f35175.html

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• Three times in Test matches, batted for more than 60 minutes without adding a run

:89 (23) India v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1992/93 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/39/f39766.html

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:86 (14) India v South Africa, Durban, 1992/93 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/39/f39734.html

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:62 (5) India v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 1992/93 http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/39/f39836.html

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:Doing this thrice in a series and in consecutive matches is an unparalleled feat.

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