Shastri has always had a positive mindset: Saha
kolkata — India wicketkeeperbatsman Wriddhiman Saha on Wednesday said that new coach Ravi Shastri has always had a “positive” mindset when he was the team director and that he was looking forward to working with him again on the Sri Lanka tour.
Shastri took over as India coach from Anil Kumble, making this his third stint with the team.
“He is a very positive coach. When he was team director, he always used to tell us to back our strengths and not be defensive,” Saha, an integral part of the Test team, told IANS moments before leaving for Lankan shores.
Asked if the change of hands will bother him when he enters the dressing room, Saha said: “Whether it’s Ravi or Anil, both will want the team to do well. We also want that as players. Now every coach has it own way of giving inputs. That is to be seen. “Our job is to perform on the field. I don’t think changing of coaches will make much of a difference,” Saha said.
Saha had a long break after the IPL as India took part in the ICC Champions Trophy where they lost to Pakistan in the final and then toured the West Indies for five ODIs and one T20.
“I was playing the local league here (for Mohun Bagan) and have had practice. Yes rain did eat up much of the time but it’s not that if I had those extra sessions I would have done something out of the ordinary in Sri Lanka.” —