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<\/div>\nFile photo of Hardik Pandya\u00a9 Twitter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Former Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri believes that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be able to cope with Test cricket after his injury and he should focus more on white-ball cricket. Pandya showed brilliant captaincy skills for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Shastri said that he should become the white-ball skipper after the ODI World Cup 2023. In an interview with The Week<\/a>, Shastri clarified that Rohit should be captain for the World Cup but Pandya should take over once the tournament is done.<\/p>\n “Let’s be clear. His body (Hardik) cannot cope with Test cricket. After the World Cup, I feel he should take over captaincy in white-ball cricket. Rohit should lead India in the World Cup, no question there,” he said.<\/p>\n Shastri also said that Sanju Samson is yet to realise his potential and added that he wants to see atleast two left-handed batters in India’s top six for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held at home in its entirety this year.<\/p>\n Shastri supported the inclusion of Sanju Samson in the ODI setup. He believed that the batter was yet to realize his potential at the international level, and it would be a disappointment if the same were not to happen.<\/p>\n “There is Sanju (Samson), who I believe is yet to realise his potential,” Shastri said.<\/p>\n “He is a match-winner. There is something that is missing. I will be disappointed if he does not finish his career all guns blazing. It is like when I was the coach, I would have been disappointed if Rohit Sharma had not played in my side as a regular Test player. Hence, his opening the batting. I feel similar with Sanju,” he added.<\/p>\n (With ANI inputs)<\/p>\n