Kapil Quotes & Sayings

Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening. — Kapil Dev

My mother is very funny. She is from a village; she has a typical village kind of humour. Often she says a lot of things she herself isn't aware is a punch line. — Kapil Sharma

Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match. — Kapil Dev

People think I am funny all the time. But I am not. I am serious, too. Also, I enjoy serious, dramatic films. — Kapil Sharma

If your work becomes a source of enjoyment and a challenge, it will never seem like work - it will be fun. If you ever feel that your work is a burden, there is no point carrying on with it. — Kapil Dev

I used to love Kapil Dev and, like any schoolboy, wanted to become a cricketer till I started dreaming of making movies. — Imtiaz Ali

I don't look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward. — Kapil Dev

I put my heart, soul and tears into the game and this is what I get. I don't know what to do. My wife can't sleep at night. I hold my daughter all night. I am ashamed I played cricket. — Kapil Dev

One can't feel old in a day or overnight! — Kapil Dev

Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that. — Kapil Dev

Ego is like a mad elephant which is ridden by our blind heart and blind mind and which ultimately destroys our real selves — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar

I am an Air Force brat who grew up at various Air Force bases. I changed six schools in about five years and got stability for the first time when I was sent to a boarding school, Rishi Valley. I lived outside of a cantonment-style living and was among an eclectic mix of kids and got exposed to books and other things. — Kapil Sharma

I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries. — Kapil Dev

I used to hate England because they ruled my country but I am happy they gave us the game of cricket, which they can't play very well, and the English language, which I can't speak very well, — Kapil Dev

I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well. — Kapil Sharma

The hunger to win must not die ... The appetite has to remain big. — Kapil Dev

It was a unique childhood, to say the least. My father was born in Patiala to refugee parents and was a part of the Indian Air Force. The talented few amongst the Air Force pilots are made test pilots. Test pilots are best suited to look at the space programme as they are trained to expect the unexpected. — Kapil Sharma

As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals. — Kapil Dev

Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling. — Kapil Dev

It is psychotic to draw a line between two places.

It is psychotic to go.

It is psychotic to look.

Psychotic to live in a different country forever.

Psychotic to lose something forever.

The compelling conviction that something has been lost is psychotic.

Even the aeroplane's dotted line on the monitor as it descends to Heathrow is purely weird ambient energy.

It is psychotic to submit to violence in a time of great violence and yet it is psychotic to leave that home or country, the place where you submitted again and again, forever.

Indeed, it makes the subsequent involuntary arrival a stressor for psychosis. — Bhanu Kapil

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father
was so ignorant I could hardly stand to
have the old man around. But when I got
to be twenty-one, I was astonished at
how much he had learned in seven
years..... — Kapil Aneja

It is the Master who comes to the door of his student when the student is ready and the Master knows all the truth of his student — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar

Dhoni backed Jadeja to play aggressively and backed Ishant to bowl short. I have not seen a better Indian captain than him. — Kapil Dev

Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job. — Kapil Dev

The problem with feature filmmaking is that it offers you this mirage of being able to achieve perfection, as the theory of it is that you have control of every part of the film, though in reality, it is as inexact as the next thing in your life. — Kapil Sharma

One can do a film and not work for six months, but on TV, you have to produce good content every week. It involves a lot of hard work, as one has to fight for ratings every week. But I have always got love from the audiences, be it during 'The Great Laughter Challenge' or 'Comedy Circus.' — Kapil Sharma

Trees and Parents are Same, they never demand for anything, they just donate what they have. — Kapil Sharma

I have played cricket on my own terms. — Kapil Dev

There is inspiration all around us. — Kapil Dev

I have no political aspirations. That's it. — Kapil Dev

It isn't easy being a celebrity cricketer in India. — Kapil Dev

I never understood whether the word 'amnesty' is correct or not. Maybe I am not very intelligent but I checked the dictionary to find the meaning. — Kapil Dev

Sports is my passion. — Kapil Dev

No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup. — Kapil Dev

As an Indian, I would like to back my government. — Kapil Dev

You have not got birth here neither you will get death ... only thing you will get here is experience. — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar

Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record. — Kapil Dev

Most of the time our inner voice tries to guide us to 'Truth' but we, out of our own vested interests, wish to continue living in our own self-created illusions because it suits our purpose or fulfils our needs. — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar

Good sports facilities are a blessing. — Kapil Dev

When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media. — Kapil Dev

If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn't I do so in my own country? — Kapil Dev

I grew up thinking that I would become a fighter pilot and was fascinated by aircrafts as I had grown up around that. But my father encouraged me to not become an Air Force person, given the varied interests I had, be it books, movies, sports or fighter flying. — Kapil Sharma

Sourav is a great captain and we should be proud of such a leader. — Kapil Dev

I am not too intelligent. — Kapil Dev

Is it a right thing or a mad thing not to re-connect, to avoid reading or writing because of what those will bring? — Bhanu Kapil

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days. — Kapil Sharma

My role models have kept on changing. — Kapil Dev

I never said, 'I wouldn't help a cricketer if he approaches me.' — Kapil Dev

People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did. — Kapil Dev

As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things. — Kapil Dev

Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports. — Kapil Dev

Cricket has become more popular, not me ... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.' — Kapil Dev

Dhoni Is My Hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, But this boy has as much talent as anyone in the game — Kapil Dev

The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather. — Kapil Dev

All my life, I've been trying to adhere to the surface of your city... — Bhanu Kapil

My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level. — Kapil Dev

Life is truly a matter of choices, reactions, and actions...each and every choice is governed by our reactions which in turn affect our actions and consequently the future turn of events — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar

I always breathe cricket. — Kapil Dev

I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man. — Kapil Dev

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion. — Kapil Dev

I think pride is more important sometimes than making money. — Kapil Dev

Love is an act of faith & its face should always be covered in mystery. Every moment should be lived with feeling & emotion because if we try to decipher it & understand it, the magic disappears."

A Novella, The Coffee and The Cola, Published 2016. — Kapil Muzumdar

When you compare the icons of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same bracket. — Ravi Shastri

All artists are crazy. — Kapil Dev

If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them. — Kapil Dev

When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down. — Kapil Dev

In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays. — Kapil Dev

Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events. — Kapil Dev

Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get. — Kapil Dev

When you have to work, work with a smile. — Kapil Dev

We are all children of one God and the only thing that separates us is our ego — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar

I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities. — Kapil Dev

The shot of Kapil Dev kissing the World Cup and hordes of Indian fans all over at Lord's is etched in my memory. Every Indian is proud of that victory, and every Indian player who has played the World Cup after that '83 win wants to bring the Cup home. — Suresh Raina

People tell me that my appearance in real life is better than on-screen. Perhaps people think I am exactly like the characters I play on TV. — Kapil Sharma

I used to do a lot of serious theatre during my school and college days. Comedy was only reserved for youth festival and inter-college competitions. Then once 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' was launched, a regional channel in Punjab started a program based on that. I participated in it and emerged as the winner. — Kapil Sharma

Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance. — Kapil Dev

When we used to play, we thought no one can break Sunil Gavaskar's record. No one could think about 50 Test centuries at that time. This is certainly a big knock under the circumstances, better than the 200s and 300s. — Kapil Dev

I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy. — Kapil Dev

When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it. — Kapil Dev

The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward. — Kapil Dev

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person. — Kapil Dev

Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society. — Kapil Dev

All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it. — Kapil Dev

It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55. — Kapil Dev

I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something. — Kapil Dev

Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy. — Kapil Sharma

If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire. — Kapil Dev

I'm a fun-loving guy. We are basically from Amritsar and ours is a chilled-out family. I think I have got my humour from my mother. — Kapil Sharma

Osho's books inspire me to meditate. They give me peace of mind. — Kapil Dev

If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden. — Kapil Dev

I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much. — Kapil Dev

Speed can't always get you wickets. — Kapil Dev

Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket. — Kapil Dev

People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven't seen God. But I think that one's beliefs are one's God - and, in those terms, yes, God is there. — Kapil Dev

Cricket is very simple ... you play till you can sustain. — Kapil Dev

People expect comedy from me but I am not just a stand-up comedian anymore. I act on stage, host 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and also conduct interviews on my show. I have grown as a person and an artiste. — Kapil Sharma

Four hundred is a lot. When I was young, I remember Kapil Dev getting it, and it was quite a big thing. An Indian had taken it. I feel honoured and proud that God has given me a chance to reach 400 wickets. It's a big thing for me; I don't know about others. — Harbhajan Singh

The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties. — Kapil Dev