A file image of Shastri.
India head coach Ravi Shastri could not keep his emotions in check after the historic first Test win at the Adelaide Oval and made a tongue-in-cheek comment on national television that quickly went viral on social media.
Speaking to Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Clarke and Mark Butcher, who were discussing the game in a television studio in Mumbai, Shastri came up with a rather interesting way to describe the tense moments of the game with Australia almost pulling-off a record chase.
"I just said in Hindi just a little while ago bilkul chhorenge nahi ... Lekin thodi der ke liye wahan g*** muh mein tha (we will go for the kill ... but for sometime we had our **** in our mouths)," said Shastri on air, describing his feelings after the hosts showed a lot of fight on day five and fell just 31-run short of the 323-run target.
The coach was expectedly happy with the hard-fought victory, also India's first in the opening Test of a series in Australia.
Moments after he expressed his feelings to Gavaskar and Co, his comment set the social media world abuzz.
"Ravi Shastri the real Man of the Match #goti," read one post.
Ravi Shastri is the Man of the Match pic.twitter.com/SdTsrex4EL
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) December 10, 2018
"Ravi Shastri ‘s G*** played well under leadership of Virat Kohli," read another.
Ravi Shastri ‘s Goti played well under leadership of Virat Kohli 🤫🤫#Adelaidetest
— Sarcasm™ (@SarcasticRofl) December 10, 2018
pic.twitter.com/5uOQ7oUQMD
Ravi shastri was talking abt this goti pic.twitter.com/Jm59NNfO18
— Anup (@BallinBellerin) December 10, 2018
Highlights of the first #AUSvIND test :
— Paresh Jha (@Tinu2710) December 10, 2018
1. @cheteshwar1 Pujara's 123 runs
2. @imVkohli dance moves
3. @RishabPant777 sledging @patcummins30
4. Ravi Shastri's "GOTI MUH ME THA" comment
The former India all-rounder is also a seasoned commentator and was a familiar figure on the mic before taking charge as India coach.