Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener has some healthy advice for the Indian team management on how it can help the likes of Hardik Pandya and his side-kick Shivam Dube take their game to the next level with both bat and ball. 

While Pandya since his debut in early 2016 has been India's first-choice seam bowling all-rounder, Dube has just joined the national set-up and is considered an ideal back-up to the currently injured Baroda talisman. Klusener believes Pandya should focus on increasing his pace as a fast bowler and be more expressive on the field. 

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"I think if he can bowl a bit quicker and can add another 5-10 kmph on that bowling, that would make a difference," Klusener told The Federal.  "His batting has come on leaps and bounds and I think he is definitely having a great leadership in the Indian team."

"Just encourage him to have an open mind. Rather than learn from his own mistakes, have him learn from the mistakes of others. Just grab all the knowledge and use what he can use and split up what he can’t."

Still a work-in-progress cricketer, Dube, Klusener reckons, will only get better with time and experience. "Shivam is learning his trade; definitely showing signs of being that all-rounder," he said. "It is hard to get a long run in the Indian team if you are not performing." 

"So, he has got a lot of work to do. He has got some great heads around him for inputs and he is definitely someone India will be looking to."

"And if he can rise to that occasion and deliver with the bat and the ball, then he is definitely someone can be classified as an all-rounder," the Proteas legend added. 

(Inputs from The Federal)