Another thing going for Shastri is his past experience with the Indian team. With Shastri as team director, India reached the semi-finals of 2015 ICC \World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand. They reached the last four at the back of seven wins on a trot. India recorded a 3-0 win over Australia in the T20 series Down Under and against South Africa at home, India managed to win the Test series 3-0.
