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Sri Lanka in India Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series

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Ravi Shastri

For over a decade, Ravi Shastri rendered yeoman service to Indian cricket in many ways. As an obdurate opening or middle-order batsman; as a left-arm spinner who was an integral part of the attack; and as long-time deputy to a couple of captains. In his time he was very much the glamour boy of Indian cricket, tall and good-looking and with an image to match. He had his detractors who charged that he batted too slowly, that he was selfish in his approach, that he continued to be in the team only because Gavaskar was captain. But the phlegmatic Shastri took all this in his stride, letting his performances on the field speak for themselves. In reality, as Shastri himself admitted, he was not particularly talented but had come up only through hard work.

Shastri might not have cut a dashing figure on the field as he pushed and prodded and grafted his way for runs and his bowling was little more than defensive as he pegged away on a good length without much variation. Of batsman who have played ten Test innings against Australia, only Eddie Paynter averages more than Shastri’s 77.75. He was like Navjot Sidhu in reverse: he started off as a lower-order hitter, but ended up as the original stonewaller at the top of the order.

But no one could deny his immense value to the side, his commitment to the team's cause and his consistency had to be admired. He very rarely let the country down and was an excellent utility cricketer in the one-day game, good enough to win the coveted Champions of Champions title - and the Audi car that went with it - in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. Despite his image as a cricketer with a defensive outlook, Shastri could really have a go at the bowling - as he did while equalling Gary Sobers' world record of six sixes in an over in a Ranji Trophy game in January 1985. A deep thinker and a shrewd strategist, he led India to victory in the one Test he captained - against West Indies at Madras in 1987-88.

 
Full name Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Born 27 May 1962, Bombay , Maharashtra
Major teams Mumbai, Glamorgan, India.
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow Left Arm Orthodox

 Career statistics
 
Test debut  New Zealand v India at Auckland - Jan 24-28, 1976
Last Test  Australia v India at Perth - Feb 1-5, 1992
ODI debut  New Zealand v India at Christchurch - Feb 21, 1976
Last ODI  India v South Africa at New Delhi - Nov 14, 1991
First-class span  1975/76 - 1991/92
List A span  1975/76 - 1991/92







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India vs Sri Lanka in India, Nov-Dec 2009

Sri Lanka in India, Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series
Date Match Venue
November 11-13 Indian Board Preisdent's XI vs Sri Lanka - Warm-up match Mumbai
November 16-20 India vs Sri Lanka - First Test Ahmedabad
November 24-28 India vs Sri Lanka - Second Test Kanpur
December 2-6 India vs Sri Lanka - Third Test Mumbai
December 9 India vs Sri Lanka - 1st Twenty20 international Nagpur
December 12 India vs Sri Lanka - 2nd Twenty20 international Mohali
December 15 India vs Sri Lanka - First ODI Rajkot
December 18 India vs Sri Lanka - Second ODI Visakhapatnam
December 21 India vs Sri Lanka - Third ODI Cuttack
December 24 India vs Sri Lanka - Fourth ODI Kolkata
December 27 India vs Sri Lanka - Fifth ODI Delhi

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Australia in India - ODI Series, Oct-Nov 2009

India vs Australia in India, Seven One Day Internationals
Schedule Match Venue
Sunday Oct 25
09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | 23:30 EDT
India vs Australia - First ODI Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Wednesday Oct 28 D/N
14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT
India vs Australia - Second ODI Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Saturday Oct 31 D/N
14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT
India vs Australia - Third ODI Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Monday Nov 2 D/N
14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 04:00 EST
India vs Australia - Fourth ODI Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thursday Nov 5 D/N
14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 04:00 EST
India vs Australia - Fifth ODI Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sunday Nov 8
09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | 22:30 EST
India vs Australia - Sixth ODI Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Wednesday Nov 11 D/N
14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 04:00 EST
India vs Australia - Seventh ODI Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai



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