"This Indian team has overachieved." Ravi Shastri signs-off with praise for team India after his final match as head coach...
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00:00If you ask me what I wanted at that time, I would say that this team has overachieved.
00:09I'm not here to make any sort of excuses.
00:12We lacked the daring in the second game against New Zealand.
00:16In life, it's not what you accomplish.
00:23It's what you overcome.
00:25And that's what this team has done.
00:30When you're six months in a bubble,
01:00this team, there are a lot of players in this team who play all three formats of the game.
01:04And in the last 24 months, they've been home for 25 days.
01:08I don't care who you are.
01:10If your name is Bradman, if you're in a bubble as well, your average will come down.
01:15Because you're human.
01:17This is not where something you just put petrol in the backside and then expect the guy to move on.
01:26In overdrive, it doesn't happen that way.
01:29I think it's tough times.
01:31That's why I say, in life, it's not what you accomplish.
01:40It's what you overcome.
01:42And that's what this team has done.
01:44Yes, we are disappointed with the result in the first two games here.
01:49And let's be honest, I'm not here to make any sort of excuses.
01:53We lacked the daring in the second game against New Zealand.
01:56I know the toss was important.
01:58And as you've seen in the last three games, how important it is.
02:02And I do feel it will continue to be important, though not as much now as the weather has
02:08cooled down a bit.
02:10But still, so it's something for the boys to learn.
02:12And they'll get an opportunity again next year.
02:15Because not often you have World Cups in 12 months.
02:19So hopefully, they'll go and kick some butt.
03:28I wish him all the luck.
03:35He's a great player.
03:36He's got the stature.
03:38He's done the yards as a coach.
03:41To further take this team over the next few years and raise the bar.
03:46So I wish him all the luck.