http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 happy over BCCI’s resources - Cricket News Update
Former Indian skipper and legendary fast bowler, Kapil Dev, is pleased with the overwhelming flow of cash in his national cricket circles, claiming that they are proud to be one of the richest cricketing countries in the world.
Dev aired these thoughts yesterday while talking to the local media regarding Vinod Kambli’s disclosure about the spot-fixing scandal in 1996 World Cup.
In order to exemplify http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 cricket’s wealth, he recalled the time of 1983 World Cup which he brought home as a captain. He revealed that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not have money to even host a dinner for his triumphant team and give
wages to the players.
Then, referring to the 2011 World Cup, he pointed out a major difference, avowing that the Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s bat, which he used to hit the match-winning six in the final game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, was sold for Rs 72 Lakhs.
Dev asserted that it was a matter of pride for him all other Indian cricketers that the BCCI stood among the wealthiest boards. The explicit evidence of the BCCI’s wealth is the Indian Premier League (IPL), which has turned to be a potential competitor of
County cricket in terms of sponsorship.
The legend said, “When we won the 1983 World Cup, the cricket board did not have money to even host a dinner for us. Today I am happy that our board is powerful on and off the field.”
He further told, “It was Rajbhai (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raj-Singh-Laxmansinhji-c83382) and Lata Mangeshkar who came forward to do a concert for us and raise funds so that each of the cricketers could get Rs 1 lakh each. And now the value of the bat with which our skipper hit a six itself
is Rs 72 lakh. We can proudly say that our sports persons are amongst the richest in the world.”
The former leader refused to comment on the Kambli issue; however, backed him covertly by saying that there were some negative elements in the team management in 1996.
Dev, who staged his International debut in 1978 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs before hanging his boots in 1994. He is currently working as a commentator and cricket analyst.
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