Ravi Shastri defended the performance of Virat Kohli and team India on tour to England.
Mirror has come to know that Shastri met the Vinod Rai-led CoA a few days before the team left the country for
Shastri is said to have told the cricket administrators that the toss played a vital part in Tests, with Kohli not winning it even once. He said it was a hard-fought series and India's performance on the whole on the tour was satisfactory.
CoA also sought out suggestions to achieve better results, especially during the tour to Australia later this year. It is believed that Shastri has asked for more practice games and team management wants to add a spin coach to bolster the support staff.
(inputs from ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com)