Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has opined that the young Indian wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant should be groomed as a leader within the Indian Test team. Rohit Sharma is currently leading Team India across the format with Jasprit Bumrah his deputy. Yuvraj has called on the selectors to hand the vice-captaincy to Pant. In an exclusive interview with Sports18, Yuvraj said Pant needs to be “groomed and given time”, describing the wicketkeeper-batsman as a player whose “game has evolved in recent years.”

Yuvraj Singh believes Rishabh Pant can lead Team India in Tests in future, he explained, “You must get someone ready. Like Mahi became captain out of nowhere but they made him, right! Then he evolved. Wicketeeper is always a good thinker because he always has the best view on the ground.”

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He further added, “You pick a young guy who can be a future captain, give him time and don’t expect miracles in the first six months or a year. I feel you must believe in the younger guys to get the job done.”

The former India star dismissed critics questioning Pant’s maturity. He asserted, “I was immature at that age, Virat was immature when he was captain at that age. But he (Pant) is maturing with time. I don’t know how the support staff think about it, but I think he is the right guy to lead the Test team.”

Yuvraj Singh revealed that in his conversations with Pant, he often cites the example of Australian legend Adam Gilchrist, who made 17 Test centuries batting at number seven.

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During a chat on first episoe of Home of Heroes, Yuvraj Singh said, “You already have four Test hundreds already and you can do that. In terms of best wicket-keeper batsman, I see Rishabh could be the future legend.”