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Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri was born on May 27, 1962, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Slow left-arm |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
80 |
150 |
| Wickets |
151 |
129 |
| Bowling average |
40.96 |
36.04 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
2 |
1 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
0 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
5 for 75 |
5 for 15 |
| Runs scored |
3930 |
3108 |
| Batting average |
35.79 |
29.04 |
| 100s |
11 |
4 |
| 50s |
12 |
18 |
| Top score |
206 |
109 |
| Catches |
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| Stumping |
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| Test Debut |
| Ravi Shastri made his test debut in Feb. 21-25, 1981 against New Zealand at Wellington. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Ravi Shastri made his ODI debut against England at Ahmedabad on Nov. 25, 1981. |
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Turning Point
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| In 1984-85 six of the sixes came off a single over of the left arm spinner Tilak Raj. |
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Achievements and World Records
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In 1984-85 Shastri set record for Bombay against Baroda in a West Zone Ranji match. His first hundred came up in 72 minutes and 80 balls and included nine fours and four sixes. The second took just 41 minutes and 43 balls. His 123 ball, 113 minute 200* became the fastest double hundred in first class history, beating the previous record by 7 minutes, and included 13 fours and 13 sixes. |
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In 1985, for his 182 runs and 8 wickets, Shastri was chosen as the man of the series which in this particular tournament was called 'The Champion of Champions'. He won an Audi-100 car for his efforts. By the special order of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. |
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| Present life |
Now he is the one of the prominent commentators of the ESPN-Star sports channel. |
