India coach Shastr­i says his side's away-day blues will end soonNEW DELHI: India will approach 2018 as the year to shed their “poor travellers” tag, head coach Ravi Shastri said ahead of the team’s tour of South Africa. India top the Test rankings having sealed their record-equalling ninth consecutive series on Wednesday, six of which came at home and only one — against West Indies in the Caribbean — outside Asia. They’re hungry to prove themselves home and away,” Shastri told the Times of India newspaper. “It’s often been argued that India are poor travellers. For instance, once you’ve played a Test match in Kolkata, how long does it take before you play another Test there?

Source: The Express Tribune December 09, 2017 07:18 UTC