It is up to Pant to prove selectors wrong: Kapil

“The players have to look after themselves. They should never give the option to the selectors to drop them or give them a rest. Pant is so talented. He cannot blame anybody. He has to look after his own career...The only way for him is to keep on getting runs and prove everybody wrong,” the country’s first World Cup-winning captain said.

Kapil and former captain and chief selector Krish Srikkanth were present at the event along with Ranveer Singh, the lead actor in ‘83’ who is donning the world cup-winning skipper’s role.

The former captain is in the city in connection with the promotion of the upcoming film ‘83’ based on India’s historic victory in the 1983 World Cup in England.

Queried about calls for former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement, Kapil said it will be a loss whenever he retires.

“He has served the country so well for so many years. One day, he has to retire. It will be sooner or later. He has to go at some time. He is not playing matches....So I don’t know when he is going to come out and say he has had enough... I want to say bye to cricket... It will be our loss whenever he retires,” the legendary all-rounder added.