A real legend in Indian cricket, Kapil Dev is not recognized to mince his phrases relating to sharing his opinions on raging matters within the Gentlemen’s Game. The 1983 World Cup winner is not a happy man, having seen how Indian cricket has developed over the previous couple of years. With accidents to key gamers hurting the crew’s performances in mega occasions, Kapil questioned the commitments of Indian stars, suggesting they’d not thoughts enjoying the Indian Premier League (IPL) with minor accidents however relating to doing the identical for the nationwide crew, they would like to sit down out.

In an interview with The Week, Kapil questioned the development standing of marquee pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out of the Indian crew for a few 12 months. With the clock for the ODI World Cup already ticking, Kapil feels it will be a waste of time if Bumrah would not get better in time for the mega occasion.

“What happened to Bumrah? He started working with so much belief, but if he’s not there (in World Cup semi-final/final)… we wasted time on him. Rishabh Pant… such a great cricketer. Had he been there, our Test cricket would’ve been better,” Kapil stated.

While Kapil feels that the IPL is an excellent factor, he is not blissful to see gamers placing the T20 league above their worldwide commitments.

“God is kind, it’s not as if I never got injured. But today, they are playing 10 months in a year. Give a benefit of doubt to that, but everybody has to look after themselves. IPL is a great thing but IPL can spoil you also. Because, a little bit of injuries and you will play in IPL. A little bit of injuries, you won’t play for India. You would take a break. I’m being very open about it,” stated the legendary all-rounder.

Kapil did not even spare the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its poor administration of the gamers’ workload.

“If you have a small injury, you would play in IPL if it’s an important game. At this stage, cricket board has to understand how much cricket they should play. That is the bottomline. If today, you have resources, money, but you don’t have three or five-year calendars. There’s something wrong with cricket board there,” he additional added.