India not producing real all-rounders like Kapil Dev due to workload: VVS Laxman

Former India batsman VVS Laxman on Thursday blamed an excessive amount of workload of the gamers for the nation not producing one other real all-rounder of nice Kapil Dev’s ilk.
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 mentioned throughout a YouTube launch of a ebook written by Boria Majumdar at “Tata Literature Live Sports Yatras”.
Without naming Hardik, Laxman mentioned: “There had been some glimpses from some gamers, as a result of they had been focusing quite a bit on each the talents, in the end with the quantity of workload and matches the Indian group performs in three codecs, it’s very tough to handle.
“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,” mentioned the previous trendy batsman.
Coming from a prolonged layoff as a consequence of a again surgical procedure, Hardik didn’t bowl for Mumbai Indians within the IPL final season within the UAE. In the ODI sequence towards 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 towards England earlier this 12 months. He bowled within the subsequent T20I sequence, however didn’t accomplish that within the first two ODIs towards England. He returned to bowling duties within the remaining ODI. He has additionally not bowled for MI within the ongoing IPL season to date.
Laxman additionally mentioned 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.”