‘Bowlers workers, batsmen officers’
20 Nov 2012 5:24 AM IST
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev today likened bowlers to workers and batsmen to officers and said most youngsters are eager to bat instead of bowling.
‘Who wants to be a bowler? Everybody wants to be like Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dhoni or Gambhir who are officers,’ the former Indian captain said on Sunday. ‘Bowlers are majdoors (workers). Who wants to be a worker? Everybody wants to be an officer,’ he added.
When approached by reporters on the statement, Kapil said, ‘Even a five-wicket haul (in a match) gets a bowler less credit than a century (by a batsman).’ Asked about role models, Kapil said, ‘My role models have kept on changing ... As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens I start learning new things.’ His current role model is anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, while former India batsman Gundappa Rangnath Viswanath was his hero in cricket.
Asked which batsmen he hated the most during his cricketing career, Kapil said ‘I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.’
‘Who wants to be a bowler? Everybody wants to be like Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dhoni or Gambhir who are officers,’ the former Indian captain said on Sunday. ‘Bowlers are majdoors (workers). Who wants to be a worker? Everybody wants to be an officer,’ he added.
When approached by reporters on the statement, Kapil said, ‘Even a five-wicket haul (in a match) gets a bowler less credit than a century (by a batsman).’ Asked about role models, Kapil said, ‘My role models have kept on changing ... As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens I start learning new things.’ His current role model is anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, while former India batsman Gundappa Rangnath Viswanath was his hero in cricket.
Asked which batsmen he hated the most during his cricketing career, Kapil said ‘I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.’
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