2 cough syrup on the rocks: Watch Ravi Shastri ace all-new avatar in new viral advertisement
India Today
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday shared a new video clip of an advertisement in which he can be seen playing the role of fun-loving coach. Shastri even imitates the iconic Chak De! India scene but with a twist.
Ravi Shastri had been teasing his followers on social media with some sassy avatar and on Saturday, the former India head coach revealed the 'party animal' avatar he donned for a new advertisement for a popular credit card payment portal. The World Cup-winning former cricketer aced the role in the video that is being widely shared on social media.
Ravi Shastri is known for being one of the most entertaining cricketers in the cricket fraternity, who lives every minute to the fullest. One of the finest all-rounders of his era, Shastri never shied away from speaking his mind. His tenure as India head coach was one of the most scrutinised yet one of the most successful in Indian cricket history.
In the latest advertisement, Shastri can be seen playing a coach's role again but with a twist. The all-rounder is never missing an opportunity to party with a few drinks.
Ravi Shastri joins the list of Indian sporting heroes, including Rahul Dravid, Neeraj Chopra, Kapil Dev, JavagaL Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad, to feature in the advertisement for the popular brand.
In a funny imitation of the iconic dressing room pep talk scene from the Hindi film Chak De! India, Ravi Shastri can be telling his boys that they have only '70 minutes' left to ensure they make the most of 'happy hours' at a pub. When reporters are asking the winning coach if he would party later in the day, Shastri comes up with a smirk, hinting that he and his team would obviously celebrate their victory hard.
In another clip in the one-minute advertisement clip, Shastri can even be seen asking for 2 cough syrups 'on the rocks' at a pharmacy.
A theme song titled "he is such a tracer bullet", referring to his trademark commentary line can be heard playing in the background as Shastri keeps a traffic signal held up to have a party in the middle of a busy road.
