Human body can come back from any corner: Kapil Dev stands Hardik Pandya after Ravi Shastri’s ‘his body can’t cope with Test’ comment | Cricket News

Former World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev stood Hardik Pandya and said he did not necessarily agree with what colleague Ravi Shastri had to say about his body not being able to cope with Test cricket.
“His body cannot cope with Test cricket. Let’s be very clear about that,” Shastri had told The Week in June this year.
“After the World Cup, if his body is fit enough, he should take over captaincy in white-ball cricket,” Shastri had added.
Talking about Shastri’s comment, Dev told The Week, “I respect his (Shastri’s statement, but why? Nobody has had more breakdowns than Dennis Lillee. So I don’t believe that. Human body can come back from any corner, come back into top condition. If you say Hardik Pandya who is such a great athlete, looks so good. If he has to work hard on his body, he has to work hard.”
Meanwhile, Pandya is currently in the midst of a 3-match ODI series against the West Indies, serving as Rohit Sharma’s deputy in the absence of KL Rahul.
India lead the series 1-0 after defeating the hosts 5 wickets in the 1st ODI with Pandya scoring 5 runs before being run out.
With the 2nd ODI later on Saturday, Pandya would look to do a lot better this time around as the ODI World Cup starts in October.