The Indian team registered a brilliant 5-1 ODI series win over the Proteas, and Virat Kohli & boys stamped their authority in the 50-over format once again. However, head coach Ravi Shastri thinks that the Indian team is far from ready.
“We’re far from ready. This is a great win. But there’s a lot of work to do over the next few months” Said Shastri.
“I’ll be the first to admit our middle-order batting has looked ordinary. We failed to convert good starts into big totals. So, there are factors we’re looking at. At the same time, there are players back in India who’ve been doing well in domestic cricket. Over the last six months, we had conveyed (to those who are potential India caps) what the team will be looking at, in terms of skills, fitness, challenges etc. Once this tour concludes, it’ll be time to revisit those conversations,” Shastri added.
The next few months will lead to the tour of England, where India is slated to visit post the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) and there — England will host the next year’s World Cup — “a picture could begin to emerge,” says the India coach.
