Ravi Shastri gets into a fun banter with Tamim Iqbal seconds after a serious chat

Ravi Shastri teased the Bangladeshi cricketer and commentator while on air in the India-Bangladesh test.

Ravi Shastri and Tamim Iqbal got into a fun banter seconds after a serious chat. Both shared a humorous back and forth while on air in the India-Bangladesh test. They shared a moment of banter while doing their commentary duties in Chennai’s ongoing India vs. Bangladesh Test match.

Ravi Shastri and Tamim Iqbal trade verbal jabs at each other during commentary.

The former India coach Ravi Shastri and Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal traded verbal jabs at each other in a humorous way while doing their commentary duties in the ongoing Test match between India and Bangladesh. With India running away with the match in the morning session on the 3rd day, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill stood firm, giving hits to Bangladesh’s spinners, both looking to step out and hitting big sixes. This powerful batting promoted a discussion on the six-hitting technique between Shastri and Iqbal. Iqbal argued for power and muscle’s significance in scoring maximum in Test match cricket, remarking on Pant’s use of the bottom hand.

Ravi Shastri debated Tamim Iqbal’s point of view.

Shastri debated Iqbal’s point of view by claiming it was more a matter of technique, pointing out how significant the weight and head position transfer was in each of Pant and Gill’s sixes.

Ravi Shastri has the last laugh.

After going back and forth over this debate, Ravi Shastri had the last laugh on air as he said, “Why are you complaining? You’re not Arnold Schwarzenegger, and you hit the most sixes for Bangladesh! 41 sixes!”

Tamim Iqbal retired from all forms of international cricket in 2023. He is Bangladesh’s highest six-hitter with 41 sixes and finished his Test career with 5134 runs in 134 innings. In the six-hitting department, Ravi Shastri was not behind with 22 sixes in 121 innings.