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[caption id="attachment_23535" align="alignnone" width="580"] Kapil Dev with Sourav Ganguly at the inauguration of Eden Bell last month. File Pic.[/caption] Internet Desk: Former India captain Kapil Dev feels Ishant Sharma needs to bowl more wicket taking deliveries which will make him even more lethal. "I think Ishant is a very good bowler. He is a genuine quick bowler with great height. But he has to develop the wicket-taking ball, that ability to take wickets at crucial times. Perhaps that's where he is lacking. There is no shortage of ability and talent but somewhere the talent to take wickets is missing," Kapil was quoted during an interaction organised by the Star Sports ahead of the five-match India-England series starting on Wednesday. Ishant will be making a comeback into the Indian team after missing out the series against New Zealand due to Chikunguniya. Ishant, who has so far taken 209 wickets in 72 tests will in all probability share the new ball with Md Shami. Asked what Ishant needs to do in order to break partnerships on batting tracks, Kapil said he expects the lanky fast bowler to be more disciplined. "One needs to bowl better, consistently bowl a better line and length. It's not about bowling two very good deliveries in an over but you have to bowl five good balls. The Haryana Hurricane also had words of advice for Hardik Pandya. The Baroda cricketer has been drafted into the test squad to fill up the role of an all-rounder. "Today's cricket is too demanding. There is bound to be injuries. You play 10 months in a year. It's not easy for an all-rounder to continue playing and performing in both departments." Ask him about Hardik Pandya being considered the next Kapil Dev, he answered: "You don't have to find somebody. Every player will come with his own ability to make his own name. Can India find another Sachin Tendulkar, another Sunil Gavaskar?"