One would imagine that the fire in Ravi Shastri’s belly would have been doused with him not being in the Team India set-up for seven months now. Ask him for a confirmation and he comes up with a no, followed by, “It is inbuilt. It always stays. Come and try to douse the fire,” while talking on Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello.

For the former India captain and head coach, who turns 60 today, “life is just starting” and though there is no wish list, he says “there is enough in the basket.”