Former India coach Ravi Shastri - now once again a reputed commentator - has posted a picture on social media with a man whom he described as the "heartbeat of the Indian cricket team".
However, the man with him isn't a star cricketer like Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, or even the coach Gautam Gambhir. In fact, it is a less familiar name, in the form of Team India's underrated throwdown specialist, Raghuvendra Dwivedi - more fondly recognized as 'Raghu' by players, coaches and fans of the team. "Always good to see the Man Friday and the heartbeat of the Indian Cricket team - Raghu," Shastri posted on X, before the start of India's second Test against Bangladesh at Kanpur.
Raghavendra Dwivedi has been a part of Team India's set up since 2011, when he joined following on from a stint at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
Always good to see the Man Friday and the heartbeat of the Indian Cricket team - Raghu pic.twitter.com/DkT95qODhP Shastri described Raghu as 'Man Friday', referring to the famous character named 'Friday' from the book 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.