Former India fielding coach R Sridhar has said that he spent the "best phase of his life" while being part of the Indian dressing room.
“Obviously, that's the best phase of my life. I cannot be discontent but there is always room for improvement. Coaching philosophies and coaching methods also keep changing as you embark on that journey and reach towards the end,” he said while talking to Cricket.com.
The Indian team had some disappointments as well during Sridhar’s tenure but the fielding coach suggested that those moments brought in more opportunities.
“It was a wonderful opportunity to learn. To me, as a coach, a bad day is a great coaching opportunity. Good days are not great coaching opportunities but bad days are,” he said.
“You get to know about player and team. Basically how you are on your bad day, says what you are as a team. This team was outstanding in terms of resilience. Recently, Greg Chappell called up and asked Ravi Bhai, "How the hell do you bounce back after so many losses?" That's a benchmark for this team. Every bad day was harnessed, like a gold mine,” he added.
Head coach Ravi Shastri and Co.’s tenure came to an end after the T20 World Cup. Unfortunately, India weren’t able to win the tournament.