IPL 2016: About the ‘tracer bullet’ thing… I said it once. If they show it 15-20 times, that’s not my fault, says Ravi Shastri

The first part of the interview about Ravi Shastri cricketer and his absorbing journey of self discovery. In the second installment, which explains to Bharat Sundaresan and Sriram Vera, unwavering positions on many issues of the game and what he thought of being cast as a spokeswoman for the BCCI's
When this perception really came to the fore during the crisis and was selected in the IPL, where people went on to say Shastri is the voice of Indian cricket, why does not he say anything? What you're familiar with?
nothing. Neeraj Kumar today with us (former Delhi Police, who was appointed adviser to the anti-corruption unit BCCI in April, in April 2015 the Commissioner). It took them that long Yar. So for me to jump the gun and say do this, do it (was not justified). What if I had said no, not that he was completely innocent, says Sreesanth, or someone else, or Srinivasan. Bloody saala Kush nikal Gaia udhar, I'm looking like an idiot. So I had something in general there is an investigation going on. If I do not want to say or do not want to say. I said I do not want to look foolish. You want me to explain it by jumping the gun? They are privy to all calls and conversations and whatever was happening. Here you have zero knowledge. So why do not you want to be a smart ass? I've always thought sticking to what you know. Mind your own business, BOLTA Hai Na? So mind your own business. none of my business. For me, life was too big or small because of the quality I have. And you will not see me gossiping. Gossip on the rumors. If you ask me about the man, and I'll say it for tw * t. why? Because I think it's tw * t. She asked me for someone else, I will not say that I do not know the man. It is not my job to know.
But it was hard to go on the air the next day to know everything that happens?
No, then you have to stick to cricket. The game has to go on. It is like you telling me the Bombay blast took place. Suddenly, everyone should stay in. Within six bloody hours, everyone was in the office. Do not think of who did it and all. Here, it's very similar. OK they weeded 3-4 men. But tomorrow you see playing Tendulkar, Dravid plays here and you can not even imagine anything else after that. You bloody go and talk to them. You want me to say is very true, and it must stop this whole tournament? I should not comment today? Mike drop, throw it away, when Tendulkar leads beautifully through the covers? If you see all these differences that occur in sports or abroad, in the end it's sports or the profession that takes them through. See football. There is a football player to come. A Macy's coming. There's enough going on in football. Enough doping happens in cycling. Bradley Armstrong was gone. You have athletics. Everything that happens then you have Usain Bolt. Even if you do comment on athletics, it is very easy for you to tell me, why do not you focus on this guy, and weightlifter Joe FASS Jaya? You have to talk about what you see and do your job.
Remember the case of Mike Denness? A lot of people think you're a freedom fighter in a good way and bad. This issue Nasser Hussain when he said he supported the DRS?
I'm okay with Nasser, saying he was pushing for an opinion. No problems with it. Of course not. I have great respect for him. It's not as if we stopped talking or something. That just happened that time (on the air). (With Denness, the match referee in 2001), some of the men docked 6-7 and was given no explanation. I just thought you'd like some answers, and this is what happened to that was the reason for India. You could see things were just fine blatantly. I wanted to ask him a question (at the press conference), he did not respond, and so I said: what to do here, and we know what it seems! "... At the time, because he gave the statement and judgment. I knew exactly what was happening. Then came and sat there refused to answer. So I could take his pants off.
So that had to do with the BCCI something?
Nothing to do with the BCCI. That time the BCCI? When I said with Harsha on the air, "Mr. Dalemya if you have the courage to come here and talk to me?", Kahan Tha tab BCCI? Cowen likha tab voice of BCCI? Jaggu was the first man says: "Isko nikalo same comment" (away from the comment). Gold and told ESPN. After we became best friends after that. Best friends because of straight dialogue. I said what I did was wrong, and what he did was wrong. The Buenos Aires-Santa-Ba Hoa plan then settled (claps his hands).
So you're the kind of guy who would go and meet people in a row ...
at all. Confronting respectively. Not words. whats your problem? You think I'm wrong? If I think that I'm wrong and will not apologize.
In these conditions (being throat BCCI) and your conscience is clean?
Clean Abbbsooolllutely!
And was affiliated to the criticism by Lalit Modi, Modi talked about, in the next season he was out. Then I went and talked about other people.
No, no there again there was the entire thing, which I said on the air. I spoke in a lecture Dilip Sardesai also that you have to give credit for what he did in the first two years of the IPL. Then there was the obvious mistakes that he has the answer. I can not answer it. If there are enforcement directives or some accuse others can not answer. He has to answer, and this is why it was not there.
Why do you think that people always have this misconception about you?
Maybe it's because there is a very large number of some sort. I mean, we are a minority. My kind of guys. As you said the UN and India in many ways? The fact that you're asking is that it is so.
It has always been frank and upfront. Even in this video Tehelka to identify ...
I met Shobha De. She was showing it (and Manoj Prabhakar stung him) at the Oberoi in some events. When I started, all the journalists in the audience closed their books and put their pens away and enjoy just because you are in the video. I told her, "Just enjoy it, and this is the way you have to do it!" She would say that was the most hilarious.
And those famous incident you exploit Sudhir Naik, Mumbai Amina?
(Gets dramatically) No No No ... I told him that "a significant impact, Sudhir." Yar was outside balcony. I champion, he got angry and said: "Thanks, thanks!" Then he turned around and being like this - there was a director and three other men. I said, I said: shove even at ***. "I told him (Sudhir) there only. The five men there as a witness, so that Yeh Isa Keun Chilla comfort Hin. Are turned my back and not even looking at him. Uska Nam Bhi Nahi Liya Hai (I did not even name him).
But still it means only honest, right? You're talking about the pitch.
I say it was not directed at him. There are three other colleagues who were supposed to have been water. In the end, blame the Prasanna Dheeraj began. There were five four men. It's not he who prepared the pitch, there are watering men and all that. If you think, I mean the men who prepared a small gate, only to them. But I did not go and attack him in the face. It was more of a comment.
But it was former Mumbai captain. Sensitive Mamla Ho Gaya tha ...
Bulls ** t. I just told what I saw. The issue is when I'm looking at my team, and I do not look at the choice. Iodine match MEY Umesh Ku Nahi Liya! Three bowlers 130,130,130 .. bloody hot it was that day. If they had fielded g, not teen elves jaata! (2-3 life has gone!)
How do you see Srinivasan and Modi saga back?
I do not know if it will come back. I do not know the cause of Srinivasan. I have been involved with the game. I see some really positive moves. With all of these committees, Mudgal and Lodha, can only help to get on the good things in place, which will make the game better.
Back to comment, it did not take when you have to find your own voice?
tow days. Hold your means holding yourself, like it's your batting. You have to get runs. I felt comfortable. I said, there's enough here you can contribute. And I went. I left everything on the outside. That was right after winning the Ranji Trophy in 1994. This is the season when I played, I realized how bad my knee. Anyway, managed this season. We won the Ranji Trophy. There was a break for about six or five months before anything happens. I realized at that time you have been involved in "this" level (first class) for another three years. But this level (international), no chance. In that period of two months, and suddenly I got a call saying you want to do commentary?
The initial bit must come naturally, but in this you had to do something special in the early to find your feet?
That's when I worked harder. I may not have the next 7-8 years, live 150 days a year, worldwide. The more I did it, themore I feel comfortable with the medium as well. In 1996.97, and I hardly do anything in India. It was Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and heck of a lot in Africa - Zimbabwe and Kenya. As I said, 150 days every two days mean you're either on a plane or doing commentary. There are 365 days a year. So 140-145 days for a period of eight years. And every angle. I did not do the Indian unless there is a broadcast DD or something. I faced a lot of the series, which India did not even play. In Australia, England. And a series of Australia and South Africa at the turn of this century.
In cricket you know you have arrived when you hit this one hundred against Pakistan. Any moment like this comment?
In the first day itself. I felt I belong here. And that in the middle of the season just announced my retirement. I called a press conference and I said Lower. I told Coach this is your life. I came back, I walked straight to Bombay House, met with the Minister of documentary, and asked, what? In that year, he had won the Ranji Trophy as the leader of the team, in Tata we would have won the Times Shield, and every damn thing there was to win. I said to him: "Nahi, agar serious Lena Hai Lena Hai just." So I quit.
There were nerves and all on the first day?
Yes, there were butterflies. And you do it with a billion adults. There was (Tony) Greg there. There was a cub, Stackpole there. Men who had done television. Barry (Richards) there. Thommo (Jeff Thomson) there. Henry (Blofeld) there was in Sri Lanka. Triangular series. I learned. Immediately when I went there, and you know you can hold your own.
So I never thought about suspension as an option after cricket is?
never. I buff extensive radio. I was listening to a lot of commentary on the radio. Right from its inception a year. I would like to follow the BBC or CNN or whatever. Not a mistake to do so. I am excited for the game. You can guarantee. This is why you can do this job for many years. This is why I love the comment, every day there can be something new. Good wave or whatever. Last, you can go into a rut commentator without this kind of passion.
There are some cliches comment associated with you because you have been doing it for many years. Such as tracking bullet. Cash used by a lot of those.
It just happened. With the flow, can not Karna Hai Abhi plan. When you actually go like a shot, you can say that. Someone told me once (on the use of the words that much), I told him: 'Enjoy it! . "Every day, can not think of new words. According to some guy told me about something tracer bullets. That game I said to him:" I was of the opinion that the 15 to repeat, this is not my fault! "When we continue to offer the game 15-20 times, and go , tracer bullets, he said again! I said once, you see it 20 times! it's not my headache is not available!
In December 2006, there was a controversial beef in Johannesburg (may Bajrang D. lawsuit against him is said to eat beef Commenting on the air, "even though I know that I am a Brahmin, I can not stop myself from eating the dish.")
I did not realize it. You have to be careful. Our rabbit food (dish fast food in South Africa consists of a hollowed out loaf of bread filled with curry) and I just said, I did not realize it will create such a stench. Then you have to be careful about what you do.
How much did you enjoy doing Shaz and Waz show with Wasim Akram?
Good fun. Right up my alley. Kansai was the right man, he complements me perfectly.
There was this lady in Australia. Physiotherapist, most likely. I put her hand on his thigh and said you had pain in the hip or something. Do not you guys a discussion about what kind of line you have to draw?
As long as you do not do something stupid. That was Yar sense of humor, and she must have started laughing if I remember. Anyway, after I got a lot of messages, "You're punk b ***** d!" He turned and said, handsome, "This means the show is a hit." I told my friends who texted me with it, "Why are you watching this, go and watch something else if you do not like it!" Some of them said: "I was lucky, it was hot!
I was the boy's magic in your days. Until now, in fact.
I was never shy. Even in my playing days, I used to be in bars with chicken. what do you work? This is your personality, how you can change? Bandar Jitna b boodha is, Gulati maarna Nahi bhoolta Yar! What you are what you are, Yar.
Are disappear after rounds, where to go, what to do?
I travel, and one or two lectures, one with Boris Becker. I just shut down. Playing golf, just Chillax. Communicate with friends, sipping drinks. Not good at golf, just for fun. I'm doing rounds of the temples. I like it that way. My family in Karwar (Karnataka). Go to (temples) Tirupati, Guravayur.
How difficult is it to manage the time when I was team manager while doing compared to comment?
In another director it's more than that. In a comment, you can go out. You have to be here all the time. You have to go in early, to be there with the team. I get time to spend with my daughter when I'm here. Otherwise it is difficult. Fortunately, the next two years, the cricket in India.
How would you describe yourself as a person? It almost seems to avoid the emotions - I'm this tough guy.
What you see is what you get. I do not get emotional. If you're passionate about something, you are bound to be emotional.