Former India World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has recently given the wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant a piece of advice where he said him to ‘take his time’ before playing a shot in their upcoming tour of England. He said that because the conditions will be different there.

Notably, Rishabh Pant has been in sublime form for the last few months and it started during the Australia series where in the last Test he led India to a victory on the final day. Later, he did exceptionally well with both the bat and glove – against England at home as well. And, he said that Pant’s situation is similar to Rohit Sharma’s in the past as well.

“He looks a very mature cricketer now from the time he came into the side. He seems to have far more time to play his shots and obviously his range of strokes is awesome. But England will be challenging. He must spend more time in the middle and not just look to hit every ball. We used to say the same about Rohit Sharma, who had so many shots, but would step out and get out so many times,” Kapil Dev was quoted as saying by Mid Day.

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“Same is with Rishabh now. He is an exciting player and very valuable too. All I would tell him is take time before unfolding his range of shots. England is different. Of course. I am a big fan of Test cricket. I love watching the full day’s play. If work keeps me away from the TV, I catch up with the highlights. I always watch as much as I can. There is nothing like Test cricket,” he again shared.

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However, Team India are all set to take on New Zealand in the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship final from June 18 in Southampton. After that, they will play against England in a five-match Test series as well.