India’s legendary allrounder Kapil Dev on Wednesday said Hardik Pandya does not deserve to be compared with him if he keeps making silly mistakes like he did in the second Test against South Africa. Pandya is often considered as India’s best all-rounder since the days of the legendary Dev. (Read | Livid Virat Kohli asks media ‘what’s the best XI’ after series loss vs South Africa)Dev criticised Pandya’s batting performance in the second Test against South Africa in Centurion. “If Pandya keeps making silly mistakes like these then he doesn’t deserve to be compared with me,” Dev told ‘ABP’ news. Kapil played 15 years for India with terrific performance and Pandya is only in his fifth Test match.

Source: Hindustan Times January 17, 2018 16:07 UTC