Shastri is of Mangalorean descent, was born in Bombay and studied at Don Bosco High School. As a teenager, he took to cricket seriously. Playing for Don Bosco (Matunga), Shastri reached the final of the 1976 inter-school … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

In his last year at the junior college, he was selected to represent the Bombay team in the Ranji Trophy. At 17 years and 292 days, he was … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

On 18 March 1990, Shastri married Ritu Singh. They have one daughter named Alekha Shastri. After 22 years of marriage, Shastri filed for … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

In November 2021, Shastri retired from being the coach of Indian National Cricket Team and joined Legends League Cricket, as the Commissioner of the League. ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Early days
Within eighteen months of his Test debut, Shastri had moved up from tenth position in the batting order to being an opening batsman. "His … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

In July 2017 Shastri, the former team director, was appointed as Head Coach for the national side by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sourav Ganguly ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

A Bollywood film Azhar released in 2016, directed by Tony D'Souza, revolves around Match fixing scandals in late 90s and 2000 and … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ