Ravi Shastri
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Ravi Shastri is a former Indian all-rounder and World Cup–winning cricketer who later became a prominent commentator and head coach of the Indian national team.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ravi Shastri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5737628 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ravi Shastri Context triple: [Mumbai cricket team, hasProducedPlayer, Ravi Shastri]
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A.
Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Manjrekar was a prominent Indian middle-order batsman of the 1950s and 1960s, known for his technical skill and resilience in Test cricket.
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B.
Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar is a former Indian cricketer and fast bowler known for his impactful performances in both One Day Internationals and Tests, as well as his later role as a national selector.
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C.
Vinod Kambli
Vinod Kambli is a former Indian cricketer known for his prolific batting in the early 1990s, including two double centuries in Test cricket.
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D.
Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar is a former Indian cricketer and elegant right-handed batsman who was one of the mainstays of India’s batting lineup in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar is a legendary Indian opening batsman widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, renowned for his prolific Test run-scoring and record-breaking centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ravi Shastri Target entity description: Ravi Shastri is a former Indian all-rounder and World Cup–winning cricketer who later became a prominent commentator and head coach of the Indian national team.
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A.
Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Manjrekar was a prominent Indian middle-order batsman of the 1950s and 1960s, known for his technical skill and resilience in Test cricket.
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B.
Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar is a former Indian cricketer and fast bowler known for his impactful performances in both One Day Internationals and Tests, as well as his later role as a national selector.
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C.
Vinod Kambli
Vinod Kambli is a former Indian cricketer known for his prolific batting in the early 1990s, including two double centuries in Test cricket.
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D.
Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar is a former Indian cricketer and elegant right-handed batsman who was one of the mainstays of India’s batting lineup in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar is a legendary Indian opening batsman widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, renowned for his prolific Test run-scoring and record-breaking centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket coach
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cricket commentator ⓘ cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Player of the Series at 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket ⓘ |
| battingPosition |
middle-order batsman
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opening batsman ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed bat ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | slow left-arm orthodox ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| coachedTeam | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-05-27 ⓘ |
| domesticTeam |
Bombay cricket team
NERFINISHED
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Glamorgan County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumbai cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ Rest of India cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Don Bosco High School, Matunga
NERFINISHED
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Ramakrishna Mission School, Khar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruparel College, Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfHeadCoachTenure | 2021 ⓘ |
| familyName | Shastri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ravishankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Aleka Shastri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.91 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive batting in limited-overs cricket
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insightful cricket commentary ⓘ motivational role as India head coach ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ Marathi ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricket commentator
ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ |
| odiCapNumberForIndia | 54 ⓘ |
| odiDebutOpponent | England national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInTournament |
1983 Cricket World Cup
NERFINISHED
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1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of Cricket for India
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head coach of India national cricket team ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| retirementFromInternationalCricketYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| role | all-rounder ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| spouse | Ritu Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfHeadCoachTenure | 2017 ⓘ |
| testCapNumberForIndia | 151 ⓘ |
| testDebutOpponent | New Zealand national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| workedFor |
BCCI
NERFINISHED
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ESPN Star Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupWinner | 1983 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ravi Shastri Description of subject: Ravi Shastri is a former Indian all-rounder and World Cup–winning cricketer who later became a prominent commentator and head coach of the Indian national team.
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