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Captain is the boss: Shastri

New Delhi: Ravi Shastri declared on Tuesday that captain of the team is the "boss."

"Captain is the boss and that is how it should be," the former Indian captain, who has been appointed manager for next month's Bangladesh tour, told PTI in a telephone interview from Singapore.

Shastri saw no need for a batting coach "at the moment," and said he would impart his knowledge "to help the team in whichever way." Venkatesh Prasad is the bowling coach and Robin Singh the fielding coach.

"Once I sit down with skipper Rahul Dravid, a plan can be formulated for each and every player," he said in response to a question about his approach.

Approach

Asked about his approach to his assignment, Shastri said: "A good team cannot be a bad team in two weeks and a good team cannot be an excellent team in two weeks."

"My endeavour is to work hard to make the team enjoy the sport in the spirit of it and not to make it like nine-to-five desk job behind computer," he said.

"I'm never one to dwell in the past, neither am I one who looks into future. I would like to concentrate on the present and try hard on our present." — PTI

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