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.
KAPIL DEVLet me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.
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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The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.
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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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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.
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When you have to work, work with a smile.
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Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
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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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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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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.
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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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I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.
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I always breathe cricket.
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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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