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Xtra Time Web Desk : The former Team India Ravi Shastri lauded Virat Kohli and his Team India for being the ambassador and torch bearer for Test Cricket. The statements from Shastri came in briefly after India's humongous win over New Zealand at the Wankhede by 372 runs, thus reclaiming the number 1 spot in the Test rankings.

The former Team India all rounder in an interview said, "I think if any team has been an ambassador for Test match over the last five years, it is this Indian cricket team. Virat worships Test match cricket, as do most of the team, which might surprise the world because of the amount of one-day cricket India plays, then IPL. If you ask anyone in the team, 99 percent of them would say they love Test match cricket. That's why, what India have done in the last five years remain as the No. 1 team in the world at the end of every year."

Also speaking about his achievements as the Team India coach, the Mumbaikar added, "We may have lost the one-off WTC final against New Zealand but otherwise We have dominated the format for the last five years. To win two series in Australia, to win the series that was taking place in England, to win everywhere around the world white-ball and red-ball cricket, and to set a benchmark in red-ball cricket, the fast bowlers coming to the fore unheard of from the Indian cricket team it was remarkable."

It would now be interesting to see how Dravid's Team India could emulate the heroics of Shastri and his team in Test cricket.