‘Lives Peacocks are important’: World Cup winning captain, Bengaluru Stamped at RCB’s IPLin celebrations. Cricket news
New Delhi: Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev on Thursday expressed his pain over the death of 11 fans during the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL victory ceremony, saying “Jeevan is more important than celebrations” and urged everyone to take proper precautions in future.On Wednesday, about 2.5 million people gathered near M Chinnaswamy Stadium to catch a glimpse of their cricket heroes. However, as a result, anarchy occurred a stampede in which 11 people lost their lives and many others were injured.Kapil said, “I feel very bad about it. I think we have to learn from each other. Next time something (victory parade) is done, people should be more conscious. People make mistakes.”
The 1983 World Cup winning captain also urged teams and organizers to work with responsibility while planning such scale events.He said, “The mistake should not be on the scale where you are having fun and you are losing life. In the future, if any team wins, keep it calm. Life is more important than celebration. Let’s keep it in this way,” he said.Looking forward, Kapil hoped that India would win during England’s upcoming Test tour.“They are a good side. Cricket is a team game and if they play as a team then they will get good results. Whether it is Shubman Gill or Jasprit Bumrah … It’s not about individuals, play as a team. It is more important to them. It is more important to them. Happy for them, and hope that they will return to the victorious,” they said.
Now away from competitive cricket, Kapil revealed that he had found a new game passion in golf – both as a player and a administrator.“I think cricket can only be played till a certain age, you know, some games like tennis, football, you can’t play at the age of 50 or 60 years. But when I started playing golf, I thought I could play as long as you want.“Golf has given me the kick, that I can compete with myself,” said the 66 -year -old, who also serves as the president of India’s professional golf tour.
