Ravi Shastri headlines online interaction of BCCI coaches to discuss future roadmap

India head coach Ravi Shastri and his counterparts with A and junior teams discussed future plans for ir respective sides in an online interaction, making use of ir time at home amid a national lockdown.National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid was man behind initiative and senior team support staff comprising Shastri, bowling Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar were a part of this interaction last week.

"It wasn't an online coaching class. You can say it was an interaction where you give ideas and listen to mindset and plans of or coaches. re has only been one such session but it is likely to be a regular affair," an NCA official told PTI.

 

online session was also attended by junior and NCA coaches including Paras Mhambrey, Narendra Hirwani, Abhay Sharma and Sitanshu Kotak."If senior coaches like Shastri, Arun and Sridhar are also part of interaction, you are bound to learn something from ir rich international experience," official said."At moment, it is a lockdown so it was easier to organise this. It remains to be seen how often it can be done when things are rmal and Indian team is on duty," official added. aim was to bring in more synergy in work of national teams (senior, India A and under-19).

All global sporting activity has come to a standstill due to COVID-19 pandemic.re is clarity when Indian team will take field next, having played last in New Zealand in first week of March.