I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
KAPIL DEVNo cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
More Kapil Dev Quotes
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I am not too intelligent.
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Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.
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Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.
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The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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My role models have kept on changing.
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I have played cricket on my own terms.
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Cricket is very simple… you play till you can sustain.
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I don’t look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.
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The hunger to win must not die. The appetite has to remain big.
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
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I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
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I always breathe cricket.
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God – and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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I have no political aspirations. That’s it.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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It isn’t easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.
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I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.
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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country?
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God – and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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If your work becomes a source of enjoyment and a challenge, it will never seem like work – it will be fun. If you ever feel that your work is a burden, there is no point carrying on with it.
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When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.
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No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
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One can’t feel old in a day or overnight!
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When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
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In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
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