Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to work on his batting
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to "work harder on his batting" as that's his primary skill as an all-rounder. Pandya, after his 93 in the first Test against SA, failed to get a single half-century across formats in the remaining matches. Comparing any talented all-rounder to Kapil is a norm in India, and the Kapil wants Pandya to play without pressure.
For Kapil, Pandya is primarily a batting all-rounder
Pandya has shown the glimpse. He has the talent and the ability. Comparing with anyone put more pressure on him. I would like to see him go and express himself, enjoy himself, Kapil told PTI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Laureus World Sports Award here. Kapil said Pandya is still very young and everyone is expecting too much from him.
India will win 2019 World Cup: Kapil Dev
Talking about next year's World Cup, Kapil said that India will require both current skipper Virat Kohli's aggression and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calmness to lift the trophy once again.