He is not bowling so can we call him all-rounder, asks Kapil Dev on Hardik Pandya

Legendary former India captain Kapil Dev asked whether Hardik Pandya can be called an allrounder given that he has not been bowling as much as the role demandsA vital cog in Indias scheme of things in whiteball cricket the flamboyant Pandya bowled in just two matches in the recent T20 World Cup where India went out in the group stage itself He is also under fire for not revealing the extent of his several fitness issues and was dropped from the home T20 series against New Zealand which India won 30He has to do both the jobs to be considered an allrounder He is not bowling so can we call him an allrounder Let him bowl he has come out from the injury Kapil said at the Royal Calcutta Golf CourseHe is an extremely important batter to the country for bowling he has to play a lot more matches perform and bowl and then we will say added Indias first World Cupwinning captain Kapil also predicted that Rahul Dravid the coach will be a bigger success than the immensely accomplished Dravid the cricketerDravid began his new innings as the Indian teams head coach in the ongoing series against New Zealand a post he has been given till the 2023 ODI World Cup in IndiaHes a good man a good cricketer He will do a better job as a coach than as a cricketer because in cricket nobody has done better than him Im just keeping my fingers crossed said the first Indian World Cupwinning captain Dravid earlier served as the head of National Cricket Academy and was also the coach of Indias Under19 and A teams nurturing several young talents who went on to represent the country with distinctionTalking about Dravid as the chief coach Kapil further said You cant just judge one after his debut you dont go by one performance Over a period of time what Rahul will do we will come to know You only think positive The 62yearold was here as the Board member of the Professional Golf Tour of India that is conducting the ICC RCGC Open Golf ChampionshipAsked about his favourite allrounders Kapil named Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja I just go to watch cricket these days and enjoy the game I dont see from your perspective My job is to enjoy the sport I would say Ashwin hats off to him he said adding Jadejas name Kapil however rued that Jadejas bowling has not been at its best of lateJadeja What a fabulous cricketer he is but unfortunately he improved as a batter and come down as a bowler to me When he started he was a far better bowler but now hes a far better batter Every time India needs him he will get runs But hes not performing as a bowler Kapil said The former India captain also hailed Shreyas Iyer for his debut century in the ongoing first Test against the Black CapsAlso Read Injured Hardik Pandya doubtful for South Africa tour ReportWhen any youngster makes a hundred on debut it means the sport is going in the right direction We need cricketers like him He waited for almost fourfive years to play for India Finally he got a chance and came out with flying colours he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever