WATCH- Ravi Shastri plays fetch with his buddy Winston

Ravi Shastri himself owns many dogs and shared a pic of them during the first COVID lockdown in India.

The Indian team is currently having outdoor practice sessions as they ready themselves to face New Zealand, the new no.1 ranked Test side in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) which begins on June 18 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

India coach Ravi Shastri has been keeping an eye out on the proceedings and has been sharing his inputs with captain Virat Kohli and the players as well. However, recently, he was seen giving some practice to a support member of the team after the Indian team players finished their session.

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The member was a canine named Winston and BCCI shared a video of Ravi Shastri playing with the dog and getting him to fetch a tennis ball on the ground. He was also seen giving instructions to the dog as well.

Here is the video:

Shastri is a huge dog lover and owns multiple dogs himself. He has previously shared a photo of himself with his dog brigade during the first coronavirus lockdown in India, which he spent in his farmhouse in Alibaug.