Shastri wants young blood in Indian Team

India's newly appointed cricket manager cum coach Ravi Shastri is hoping for young blood into the team following last month's early World Cup exit in the Caribbean.

The 44-year-old Shastri was given the task of coaching the team for next month's tour of Bangladesh after Australian Greg Chappell resigned as coach in the wake of the India's World Cup early exit.

"You need to look at youth for the betterment of team. There is a shelf-period for everything," Shastri told CNN-IBN news television channel on Monday.

India were knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage after shock defeats to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.Indian cricket fan and several former cricket player are demending large-scale changes to the team.

The working committee of the board after the meeting on 5th and 6th april advised the selection committee to send a young team to Bangladesh under an experienced captain on Saturday in Mumbai.

"If you have got to experiment and try and do something, do it against Bangladesh," said Shastri, who played 80 tests and 150 ODI for India.

Starting on May 10, the Bangladesh tour consists of three one-day internationals and two tests.