Former India’s World Cup-winning captain and legendary Kapil Dev feels that one should not play in the Indian Premier League if they feel ‘pressurised’ while playing in the franchise cricket tournament. (More Cricket News)
Mocking ‘pressure’ and ‘depression’ as American words, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain stated that a player shouldn’t feel any pressure if the individual has the passion to play the game. “I hear a lot of times on TV that there’s a lot of pressure on IPL players. Then I have only one thing to say: don’t play,” Kapil Dev was quoted as saying at an educational event.
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“If a player has passion, then there will be no pressure. I can’t understand these American words, like ‘pressure’ and ‘depression’. I come from a farming background, we played because we enjoyed the game,” added the legendary all-rounder.
One of the finest all-rounders the world cricket has ever seen, Dev urged the students to convert pressure into pleasure stating “pressure is a very wrong word.” “I remember going to a school where students of class 10 and 12 told they face lot of pressure.
Two minutes of gold from Kapil Dev. pic.twitter.com/3gDMVvexua
— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) October 9, 2022
“I said, ‘So you also face pressure!’. You people sit in air-conditioned rooms with fees paid by your parents, teachers cannot beat you up, then where is this pressure coming from? Ask me what pressure is all about.
“Teachers used to beat us up and then would ask where we had gone. Students need to convert this into pleasure and fun, pressure is a very wrong word,” he added. However, Dev’s statements didn’t go well with the netizens on social media.
While some felt, Dev was just being practical, others who weren’t on the same page with the legendary figure, opined the former captain was making a mockery of mental health struggles faced by many.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Kapil Dev’s statements.
Disappointing from Kapil Dev. So out of touch with reality. What’s more worrying is the laughs and applause that follow. https://t.co/USmUEiXYZE
— Darren Caldeira (@darrencaldeira) October 9, 2022
Kapil Dev sir explaining the meaning of Pressure. Must listen to himpic.twitter.com/MZH6hGLkW2
— Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) October 9, 2022
Here's a clip of Kapil Dev making zero sense. Zilch. Nada.
— Santadeep Dey (@SantadeepDey) October 9, 2022
And those clapping are mostly Aakash Institute faculty members. Honestly, don't expect any better, having been on the unfortunate ride. Its profs feed off your fear, laugh at your weaknesses.pic.twitter.com/frIxpy1ojr
Whatever he said is correct... There is no passion in current generation towards game.. They have treated this as profession, if you are doing something which is your passion, you will not feel any pressure or insecurity.
— Avi (@libranavi) October 10, 2022
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