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The 25-year-old opener had no takers in the IPL auction and has also been struggling in domestic cricket.
The former England captain said fitness freak Kohli has turned his teammates into 'out and out athletes".
Former Indian opener and three-time IPL champion Murali Vijay makes a foray into sports broadcasting.
After an engrossing four games, spectators and fans felt short-changed on Sunday with only 3.3 overs of India's innings possible before incessant rain forced the umpires to call off the game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Shastri feels the likes of Kohli needs to be handled with care and empathy amid the COVID-19 restrictions which has confined players inside bio-bubbles.
England suffered an embarrassing 0-4 loss to Australia recently.
The star leg-spinner is unable to get his family out of Afghanistan.
Sanju was dismissed for 21 in Thursday's match against RCB. He had scored 4 and 1 after his 119 in the first match of the season.
Indian captain Virat Kohli had also defended Pant after the match and believed that the immensely talented 21-year-old will learn from his mistake.
Vijay Shankar, who is currently occupying India's number four slot in the batting order, has failed to cash in on the opportunity.
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