‘Negative point is they think they know everything.’ – Kapil Dev’s shocking claim on India’s know it all approach

Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Right after losing the World Test Championship final against Australia, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar pointed out that previously, players like Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, and Sachin Tendulkar, among many others used to come to him for advice, but these days, none of the cricketers approach him, which is quite baffling to him. India have suffered a lot of heartbreaks on the global stage in recent times, and thus, Gavaskar expects the cricketers to talk to him about getting better, but apparently, no cricketer has approached him thus far.

Speaking about the same, 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev opined that modern-day cricketers are very confident, but the negative thing about that is the players believe that they know everything. He believes that the current cricketers should talk to former ones as their experience can help them grow.

“Differences come out, the good (thing) about these players…is that they are very confident. Negative point is they think they know everything. I don’t know how to put it better than that. But they are confident, but they think ‘you don’t have to ask anybody’. What we believe is an experienced person can help you,” Kapil Dev said while talking to The Wire.

Sometimes when there is too much money, arrogance comes: Kapil Dev

The 64-year-old also talked in detail about the ego some cricketers carry these days. He added saying that money can bring arrogance and mentioned the importance of listening to others in order to develop someone’s game.

“Sometimes, when there is too much money, arrogance comes. These cricketers think they know everything. That’s the difference. I would say there are so many cricketers who need help. When Sunil Gavaskar is there, why can’t you talk? Where is the ego? There is no ego as such. They feel ‘we are good enough’. Maybe they are good enough, but extra help from somebody who has seen 50 seasons of cricket; he knows things. Listening sometimes can change your thought,” he added.