The coach also launched a new book ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’.
According to a report in cricket.com.au, the book characteristics more than 200 photos, quite a few of which have been located languishing in the United States of America (USA) and bought by former Australia Test opener Wally Edwards who donated them to the Bradman Museum collection.
“It was an honour because the history of Indian cricket and Australian cricket goes deep. I was fascinated after reading the first four or five chapters of this book,” mentioned Shastri.
“You get goosebumps in the early stages, Lala Amarnath coming here, Vinoo Mankad coming here. Bradman playing against India and India playing against New South Wales, Hazare getting 200, it’s fascinating,” he added.
Meanwhile, the 4-match series involving India and Australia presently stands level at 1-1 and the third Test is slated to be played at the SCG from Thursday.
Rohit Sharma created a return to the Indian group for the Pink Test against Australia although pacer Navdeep Saini is set to make his debut in the longest format of the game.
India on Wednesday named the playing XI for the Pink Test. Opening batsman Mayank Agarwal has been dropped from the side as Rohit replaces him. Gill will open the innings with Rohit following playing knocks of 45 and 35* in his debut Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Saini comes in for speedster Umesh Yadav. The latter sustained a strain in his left calf muscle on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and has returned to India following he was ruled out of the series.