Be bullish, brutish in your new role: Shastri to new England cricket MD Rob Key

Former India cricket team chief coach Ravi Shastri has said that the new England mens team managing director Rob Key has his task cut out as he begins the rebuilding process of the Test side after the heavy bruising suffered during the Ashes and the series in the CaribbeanQuite like Shastri who made the switch from being a commentator to guiding India to become the most successful Test side in the world Key too is making a similar transition and the 59yearold India legend said that the most important thing is to set the tone from the outsetKey was appointed the England mens cricket managing director on April 17 and has been tasked with overseeing the transition of the team His first big task would be to appoint the new Test captain after Joe Root stepped down recentlyRob may have more work with the domestic game but when it comes to the national team it is very similar Shastri told The Guardian The most important thing is getting among the players and setting a tone from the outset what you believe in what you think of them and changing the mindset to compete and win You have to be bullish and brutish in wanting to achieve that For us and now England it was about setting the challenge of winning abroad big timeUnder Shastri India twice defeated Australia away from home thrashed Sri Lanka and West Indies and currently lead the incomplete series against England 21 the final Test will be played in July this yearOn Keys move from his long stint in the commentary box to rebuilding the England Test side Shastri said You leave everything you said as a commentator behind Park it When I was the director of the India team 20142016 it was about diagnosing problems I was asked to hire and fire whoever I wanted I could get in and whoever I didnt could be shown the door And it was also outlining how we want to play to be aggressive and ruthless to up the fitness levels to get a group of fast bowlers to take 20 wickets overseasEngland are passing through a terrible phase in Test cricket having lost 17 overseas Tests and five Test series since 2017 an unwanted record they hold alongside Bangladesh Key faces a big task in getting the team back on track and Shastri said it was crucial to instil a fighting mindset in the sideTell your players to embrace the culture of a country mix with its people understand who they are then give them everything so they know a force is coming for them Give it right back and get some runs Stand up have the stomach for a fight and when you get the ball give it right back no compromise Its all about results but the goodwill if you succeed Well you dont get that as a player or a commentatorShastri backed Ben Stokes to turn the England Test teams fortunes around The adrenaline of captaincy not that he needs it could fire Stokes up to be something even more than the incredible player he is now The important relationship is with the captain the moment there is friction things go downhill But they will be fine because the England I saw last year they have enough talent and skill to compete Theres no doubt about that in my mind Its all about their mindsetThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever