“I had a passion to play. That was the difference,” said Kapil Dev
Legendary Indian All Rounder Kapil Dev said that if players feel pressure they shouldn’t play, he said on debate over the pressure of IPL and Across format.
In the current time lot of players are suffering from mental health and even teams are hiring mental conditioning coach.
Kapil Dev recalled his playing days:
“I had a passion to play. That was the difference. I would change the subject slightly. I hear a lot on TV these days. People say ‘there’s pressure, we play IPL, there’s a lot of pressure’. I only say one thing, ‘don’t play’. What is this pressure? If you are passionate, there shouldn’t be any pressure,” Kapil told while speaking as a guest on the ‘Champions of Aakash 2022’ program, organised by an educational institute, Aakash BYJU’s.
“These ‘American words’ have come, be it pressure or depression. I don’t understand this. I am a farmer. That’s where I have come from. We played for enjoyment and where there’s enjoyment, there can’t be pressure,” he added. Meanwhile, Kapil’s remarks seemed to have mixed reactions from the social media as even the fittest of players like Ben Stokes had retired from one format to extend his career,” he added.
