Srinagar: India senior pacer Ishant Sharma has said that former Team India coach Ravi Shastri used no nonsense approach to motivate players in order get best out of them.
“Ravi bhai has had a lot of impact in our growth. The biggest was that he would always have positive things to say, even if we endured a poor match. Another one of his strengths is that he knows how to bring the best out of a player. Like with me, he knows that if he has to make me give by 100 percent, I need to get angry. So he would say things that hurt you, pinch you. It drove you mad,” Ishant said on the Cricbuzz Specials Show ‘The Rise of New India’
“He sensed what each player needed to hear and work things accordingly to channel that emotion. That’s how he used to deal with an individual. However, after the match was over, he would get back to being a totally different person. He said things like ‘Forget if you’ve had a bad match. Focus on the next game,” Ishant added.