India should focus on extending their batting time and Rishabh Pant must convert his hundreds into double centuries against an “average” England attack in the ongoing Test series, said off-spinner R Ashwin in his detailed post-mortem of the team’s five-wicket loss in the lung-opener at Leeds.

Hailing Pant’s twin centuries as a rare feat, Ashwin suggested that Pant should look to stretch those efforts further. “Can I request you [Rishabh] to make a double 100 next time when you’re batting at 130? Because, you know that lower order doesn’t mean more contribution,” Ashwin said.

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