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No team has achieved what this Indian team has done overseas: Ravi Shastri

India lost the Test series against England after the home team took an unassailable 3-1 lead with the 60-run win at Southampton in the fourth Test but head coach Ravi Shastri insists this team is the best travelling Indian side in the past 15-20 years.

The Indian team and Virat Kohli's captaincy came under scrutiny after India failed to overcome yet another overseas challenge following their 2-1 Test series to South Africa earlier this year.

Shastri defended his team ahead of the final Test at Oval and said they will learn how to cross the finishing line with time.

"As hard as our guys tried, England were one-up on us there. Nothing to take away (from them), the endeavour of this team is to travel well, compete and win. If you look at the last three years, we have won nine matches overseas and three series (against West Indies and twice in Sri Lanka)," Shastri said in the pre-match press conference in London on Wednesday.

"I can't see any other Indian team in the last 15-20 years that has had the same run in such a short time, and you have had some great players playing in those series. So the promise is there, and it's just about getting tougher mentally.

"You have got to hurt when you lose matches because that's when you look within and come out with the right kind of answers to combat such situations and get past the finishing line. One day you will if you believe," Shastri said.

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