My job is not to keep everyone happy. Former coach Shastri bluntly on Ashwin's allegations

In the past, when veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin put his heart in front of the world, there was panic. If Ashwin was to be believed, there was discrimination against him in the team. Not only this, if Ashwin believed, he was broken from inside by a statement of Ravi Shastri. Now Shastri's side has also come on the whole matter. The former Indian coach spoke in a conversation with a media house.

In a program of the Indian Express, Shastri said on Thursday that, 'Ashwin could not play the Sydney Test and then Kuldeep bowled well. So it is appropriate that I give Kuldeep a chance. If it has hurt Ashwin, then I am very happy. This inspired him to do something different. My job isn't to butter everyone's toast. My job is to tell facts without agenda. My job is not to put butter on everyone's toast. (Not to please everyone) My job is to tell facts without agenda.'

In 2018-19, the Indian team was on the tour of Australia. Team India created history as soon as the Sydney Test was drawn. For the first time, Australia was defeated in the test series at his home. 'Chinaman' Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for Australia in the Sydney Test. After the match, then coach Ravi Shastri had said that Kuldeep will be our 'primary spinner'. Ravichandran Ashwin was stunned by Shastri's words. So much so that while talking about that day three years later, he recently said, 'I felt absolutely crushed.