Ravi Shastri birthday: Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik leads wishes as India coach turns 59

From Ajinkya Rahane to BCCI- the cricket fraternity extended its wishes to India head coach Ravi Shastri as the former cricketer turned 59 on Thursday.

India head coach Ravi Shastri turns 59 on Thursday, weeks before the inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand in Southampton. Wishes have been pouring in for Ravi Shastri who is spending his special day in quarantine due to India's upcoming long tour of England. 1983 World Cup-winner230 intl. games6938 intl. runs & 280 intl. wicketsHere's wishing @RaviShastriOfc - former India captain & present #TeamIndia Head Coach - a very happy birthday. pic.twitter.com/fn82nU9Isz Happy Birthday, Ravi Bhai. May you keep uplifting our spirits both on and off the field. Wish you the best of years ahead. pic.twitter.com/9IfUUuWL3s The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) led the wishes by sharing some of the career highlights of India head coach while Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane hailed Shastri for uplifting the spirits of the team on and off the field.