Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
KAPIL DEVSports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
More Kapil Dev Quotes
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It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
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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 played cricket on my own terms.
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Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
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I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.
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Selectors can’t please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It’s an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
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I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.
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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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Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.
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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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I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
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If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country?
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Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.
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People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.
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