Ravi Shastri on Bio-bubble: Building bonds, talking cricket, understanding each
Updated On: 08 March, 2021 11:33 AM IST | Ahmedabad | PTI
But Shastri knew where they came from after being in lockdown for six months. "But I had made up my mind with my team management that we`re going to show empathy because for six months, a lot of the guys had not got out of their flats. No one lives in farms in India, some do, some don`t."
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The downside of life in a bio-bubble is loneliness and freedom of movement but for Ravi Shastri, the last months have created stronger bonds like never before among players along with a lot of conversations around what they all love- the game of cricket. While the players have been in a bio-bubble, which is a highly restricted area since the IPL started in last September, the Indian team has been experiencing the bubble life since its Australia tour started last November and currently is in the bubble for the ongoing England series. "There is no choice, there are restricted team areas, so you can`t go out, meet anyone and the same exists now," Shastri said at a virtual press conference, a day after India thrashed England 3-1 to storm into the World Test Championship final.
"So if you want to get out of the room, go into a team area, where you meet other players, so what it`s done basically is, it has made players meet each other more often after playing hours. "....and when you meet more often, somewhere down the line there will be conversations regarding the game, which used to happen in our time. Like when you finished the game, you would still be sitting the dressing room a good hour after the game, talking cricket," the head coach added. Shastri also stressed that the bubble made the players understand each other better and discussed their personal issues. "So, I think the best thing that has happened is talking cricket amongst the team members and they had no choice, so they were forced to do it and that`s been a big help," he said. Talking cricket has helped players understand each other better. "They have gotten to understand each others` background, mental state, where they come from, where they are in life, settled, unsettled." Shastri believes that the kind of discussions that they had helped them grow a mutual trust and bonding.
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