Players like Hardik Pandya have been in contrast with legendary Kapil, the nation’s first World Cup-winning captain.
“It’s a very difficult role being an all-rounder. Kapil paaji was someone who could take wickets and score runs. He was the ultimate match-winner for India. But with the amount of workload nowadays, it’s very, very difficult,” Laxman stated throughout a YouTube launch of a e-book written by Boria Majumdar at “Tata Literature Live Sports Yatras”.
Without naming Hardik, Laxman stated: “There were some glimpses from some players, because they were focusing a lot on both the skills, ultimately with the amount of workload and matches the Indian team plays in three formats, it’s very difficult to manage.
“That player who has the ability to become a genuine all-rounder unfortunately gets injured and he has to compromise or he has to take a decision on either batting or bowling,” stated the previous fashionable batsman.
Coming from a prolonged layoff due to a again surgical procedure, Hardik didn’t bowl for Mumbai Indians within the IPL final season within the UAE. In the ODI sequence in opposition to Australia, Hardik bowled 5 overs however didn’t play the following Test sequence Down Under.
Hardik didn’t play within the four-match Test sequence in opposition to England earlier this 12 months. He bowled within the subsequent T20I sequence, however didn’t achieve this within the first two ODIs in opposition to England. He returned to bowling duties within the remaining ODI. He has additionally not bowled for MI within the ongoing IPL season up to now.
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Laxman additionally stated that it was “not right to compare any sort of all-rounder with the legendary Kapil.”
“I just feel that there can be only one Kapil. It (comparison) will put undue pressure on the player. There can be only one MS Dhoni, or one Sunil Gavaskar.”
Laxman additionally backed Rishabh Pant to be India’s first alternative wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup at house in October-November.
“India is spoilt for choices. The way Sanju Samson has batted, kept and led Rajasthan Royals (in ongoing IPL), even though he did not have too much of experience (in captaining) a side.
“Then there’s Ishan Kishan. KL Rahul has done well whenever he got the gloves, and batted either top of the order or in the middle. But somehow I just feel Rishabh Pant is the player whom you should pick for the wicketkeeper-batsman slot. I will definitely go for Pant.”
“Not only that he’s really improved and impressed everyone with his keeping abilities, but as a left-handed batsman, he’s someone who can take away the game from any opposition in any situation in the middle overs,” he concluded.
The 23-year-old Pant, who’s at present main Delhi Capitals within the ongoing IPL, has performed a serious function in India’s Test sequence wins in opposition to Australia and England with some match-winning knocks earlier this 12 months.
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