IPL 2022: 5 teams that might eye Ravi Shastri for head coach role

Ravi Shastri, the former Indian cricketer, has emerged as one of the best coaches in the history of the Indian Cricket team. His records as a coach speak for himself. His contributions to this sport from being a player to a commentator to a director and a coach have been massive.

Shastri was given the responsibility of the head coach in 2017, and his contract was extended in 2019 for another two years. Under him, the team achieved various feats. He has coached the Indian T20I side for 65 matches out of which 42 have been in India’s favour and it makes him the most successful coach of the team.

His coaching tenure got to an end after the T20 World Cup which didn’t end in the favour of the Indian team. And now, all the IPL teams are keen to pick this big man to manage and coach their side. Many IPL teams require a coach and there is no doubt that Ravi Shastri will be the hot pick among the contenders.

1. Ahmedabad

After the league was enlarged to a 10-team tournament, the IPL has gained fame further. One of the new teams to feature in this season’s IPL is CVC Capital’s unnamed Ahmedabad team. This new franchise is yet to announce its head coach.

As this fresh team would like to start along with some well-known and famed personalities with good management and coaching skills, Ahemedabad franchise could hire the former Indian coach for this position.

According to the unofficial sources, the management has already approached the star coach to lead their side off-field. In case Shastri makes it to the team, there would be a lot of expectations on this person to see his approach in this franchisee cricket.