Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events. – Kapil Dev
The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties. – Kapil Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person. – Kapil Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something. – Kapil Dev
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 Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level. – Kapil Dev
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. – Kapil Dev
As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what’s good for individuals. – Kapil Dev
No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup. – Kapil Dev
Let 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. – Kapil Dev
It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55. – Kapil Dev
