Kapil Dev inducted into Legends Club ‘Hall of Fame’

MUMBAI: Cricket icon Kapil Dev was on Tuesday inducted into Legends Club ‘ Hall of Fame’ in presence of former India captains Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar and Nari Contractor at the Cricket Club of India here.

Dev, who led India to the emphatic World Cup victory in 1983, is considered as the country’s greatest all-rounder.

He was presented with a citation by former India player and Legends Club President Madhav Apte. Gavaskar, who was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, was also presented a citation by Wadekar.

He was already inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame on July 11, 2013. Accepting the honour, the Haryana Hurricane said, “There is nobody in this country who do not want to be Sunil Gavaskar.”

For Sunil, was he best in the best in the game, no, he was best for the game. “Lot of people will come in, but this name (Sunil) will remain on the top. We had a passion for the game and were not looking for rewards and awards, anything. At that time we had so much of passion. With our success, if people get happiness, you feel proud about it.”