Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Kapil Dev on Cricket, Golf, and Priorities
Kapil Dev, a famous cricket player from India, talked about cricket and golf.
He said that playing for India is more important than playing in the IPL, a big cricket league.
He also said that the coaching structure for the Indian cricket team should be whatever is best for the game.
Kapil is now the president of the Professional Golf Tour of India.
He wants Indian golfers to win big international tournaments to make golf more popular in India.
He compared this to India's 1983 cricket World Cup win, which made cricket very popular.
Kapil also joked that cricket players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should try playing golf.
Kapil Dev believes the BCCI should adopt a coaching structure that best serves Indian cricket.
He thinks playing for India is more important than playing in the IPL, but acknowledges individual priorities.
Kapil enjoys all formats of cricket and compared it to golf, saying the format doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the game.
He joked about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, suggesting they should play golf.
Kapil wants Indian golfers to win big international tournaments to boost the sport's popularity in India.
- Who
- Kapil Dev, former India cricket captain and current PGTI president
- What
- Kapil Dev's views on cricket coaching, IPL vs national team, and golf's growth in India
- When
- During the launch of '72 The League' golf event
- Where
- At the event launch
- Why
- To share his opinions on cricket and golf
- Person
- Kapil Dev
- Role
- Former India Cricket Captain, PGTI President
- Event
- Launch of '72 The League' golf event
- Topic 1
- Coaching Structure in Cricket
- Topic 2
- IPL vs National Team
- Topic 3
- Golf's Growth in India
- Quote
- Everybody loves money, but playing for India is more important than IPL.
