"Someone needs to mentor Rishabh according to his character. Suppressing Rishabh won't get the best out of him. He has a lot of potential, the captain and the coach need to mentor him. Team needs to stop making statements about Rishabh in the media," Yuvraj Singh told NDTV on Tuesday.
Rishabh Pant was drafted in India's 2019 World Cup squad after all-rounder Vijay Shankar was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
After the World Cup, Indian team persisted with Rishabh Pant at the number four spot, but the left-hander failed to repay the trust shown in him by the team management.
The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has failed to register a score in excess of 30 in his last six international appearances for India across all formats.
Earlier, India's batting coach, Vikram Rathour also advised Rishabh Pant to bring discipline in his cricket while India's head coach Ravi Shastri also emphasised that Rishabh Pant should work on reading the situation and shot-selection in bid to become unstoppable at the international level.