India’s Best ODI XI of the 1980s

#5 Ravi Shastri

Shastri was pretty adaptable and could bat anywhere in the order

Ravi Shastri was India’s frontline spinning all-rounder. A utility cricketer, Shastri was pretty adaptable and could bat anywhere in the order.

In the late 80s, he formed a handy opening partnership with Kris Srikanth guaranteeing India solid starts up the order.

He was a pretty useful bowler with his left arm spin and a good fielder off his own bowling… A thinking cricketer, Shastri became part of the Indian think tank.

Ravi Shastri ODI record (1980-1989)

All-rounder

Matches 119 Runs 2323 Avg 29.03 100s 2

Wickets 109 Eco.4.21