Pant is talented, it is his job to prove people wrong: Kapil Dev

It is job of a talented cricketer like Rishabh Pant to prove his detractors wrong, legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev said here on Saturday. Of late, Pant has found himself at receiving end of criticism for his inconsistency in field while playing for India. "Pant is so talented. He cant blame anybody. He has to look after his own career. only way for him is to keep on getting runs and prove everybody wrong. When you are talented, it is your job to prove people wrong," India's first World Cup-winning captain said.

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'Pant is talented'

Dev was responding to a question on young Delhi 'keeper being benched as think-tank opted for K L Rahul to don big gloves in second and third ODIs of recent ODI series against Australia and first T20 against New Zealand on Friday. " players have to look after mselves. y should never give option to selectors to drop m or give m a rest." former captain was in city in connection with promotion of upcoming film, '83', based on India's historic victory in 1983 World Cup in England.

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On Rahul being handed 'keeper's job in place of Pant, he said it is team manment's call. "It is team manment's call. I don't kw about se things. It is t my decision. team has to decide who opens, who bats at . 3 etc," he ded. Asked about Indian fast bowlers getting injured often se days, he said, "When you play 10 months in a year, you will get injured." "You have to look after fast bowlers. conditions and wear in India is more challenging than or parts of world. team manment will have to take care of m," he ded.

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On wher he was worried about all-rounder Hardik Pandya's frequent injury issues, Dev, in his typical style, said, "Pandya has to be worried. He should be worried about how fast he can get fit and come back into team. That's important. He has to look after himself." Queried about calls for former skipper Mahendra Singh's retirement, Dev said it will be "our loss" whenever he retires. "He has served country so well for so many years. One day, he has to retire. It will be sooner or later. He has to go at some time. He is t playing matches. So I don't kw when he is going to come out and say he has h eugh. "It will be our loss whenever he retires," great said.

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