Since replacing Anil Kumble in mid-2017, Shastri, 59, has overseen two test series victories in Australia, although the side crashed out in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup in England
India's win was made all the more remarkable by the omission of Ravichandran Ashwin, yet to feature in this series, despite the off-spinner's haul of 413 Test wickets
It was just India's second Test match win at the Oval, coming 50 years after a four-wicket triumph at the south London ground gave them a first such success on English soil
Rahane has a combined 109 runs from seven innings in the ongoing series against England, eight fewer than number eight Shardul Thakur scored in the fourth test alone
Indian quicks including Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharma shared 10 wickets between them to bundle out England for 120 in the final session on Monday's fifth day to go 1-0 up in the five-match series
India's pacemen impressed with both bat and ball as they defeated England by 151 runs, the hosts squandering a strong overnight position to collapse to 120 all out