Former India captain Kapil Dev does not like the debate about who should bat at number four in India’s World Cup team and said that the batting slots should be decided according to the match situation.

“There is a lot of talk about that No. 4 slot. When we were playing, we fixed numbers, but nowadays, there are no numbers. All the players play at any number, and they are all good. Players should play like a team. Don’t fix numbers. Play according to the situation,” Kapil said on Tuesday.

Dhoni has set the standard very high. Yes, Pant has the ability but he has a long way to go,” the 1983 World Cup winning captain said at the unveiling of ‘Britannia Khao World Cup Jao’ advertising campaign.

Kapil further said he considers Ravichandran Ashwin as a good all-rounder in Test cricket. He said Ravindra Jadeja can also become a good all-rounder, considering he had scored two triple tons in first-class cricket.

“From India’s point of view, all the better for us. You get used to the conditions as the English conditions are going to be different and it’s good time for the team to become set,” he said.

Asked about the bowling combination, Roger Binny said he would drop a spinner and go in with an extra pace bowler like Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Umesh Yadav in English conditions.

“If I am the captain or chairman of selectors, I would go for a match-winner. A guy who can win matches from no-win situations. Dhoni will be the wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant is the guy who almost won a Test match for us in England from an amazing no-win situation,” he said.

On revisiting the 1992 World Cup format, where every team plays all the other teams, Srikkanth said, “By nine matches, every team has a fair opportunity to qualify. This is definitely a good format because you are playing each other once at least.

“I would drop a spinner and go in with an extra pace bowler, who can win matches for you. It’s not the spinners who will win matches for you in England. I would go for a person who can seam the ball,” he said.