“You need family but …”: kapil dev’s no nonsense take as virat kohli blasts bcci diktat

Legendary Cricketer Kapil Dev is all for Family Traveling with Cricketers on TOURS but have also called for a balanced approach in dealing with the contentyssue Following India’s 1-3 Test Series Loss to Australia, The BCCI ISSUED A Directive Limiting The Duration of Family Visits on Tours Lasting More than 45 days, Allowing a maximum of 14 days of family time. For Shorter Tours, Players Bringing their Families for a Maximum of One Week.

“Well, I don’t know, that’s individual. I think it’s the cricket board’s call,” said the 1983 World Cup-Winning Captain, Speaking on the Sidelines of the Siddelines of the ‘Kapil Dev Grant Thxton.

“My view is, yes, you need family. But you also need a team, all the time.” During the recently-concluded champions trophy, players like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mohammed Shami Had Their Had Their Families with Them in Dubai but did not stay at the team hotel. The expenses for their stay we borne by the players, not the bcci.

“In our time, we use to say to Oorselves – Not by the Cricket Board – that first Half of the Tour Should Be Cricket, and in the Second Half, The Family Should Come and Etjoy IT Should BE A BLEND,” Said kapil, who currently services as the president of the professional golf tour of India (PGTI).

Kohli, on Sunday, Had Expressed His Support for the presence of players On the field, rather than islated in his hotel Room.

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