Coming down heavily on I S Bindra for accusing him of chasing money through the
Indian Cricket League (ICL), Kapil Dev said the former BCCI President
was a "frustrated man talking loud".
"If someone wants to take out personal vendetta, he can talk whatever crap
he wants. Bindra is a frustrated man, talking loud," Kapil said reacting
to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) chief's recent tirade against him.
"The board members have egos that are very big. See how
shamelessly they hang on to power. Bindra becomes the board president and then
remains the president of Punjab Cricket Association for years,"
Kapil said.
"In Haryana, Ranbir Singh Mahendra remains in power
for nearly four decades, even after becoming the board President. Have you ever
heard of an Indian President coming back as Chief Minister of the state,"
he said.
Kapil admitted that ICL was more of a money-making venture
but insisted that it was also a good initiative aimed at nurturing young talent.
"He (Subhash Chandra) loves the game and at the same time
wants to make money out of a successful professional venture. I would have done
the same. What is wrong with that?" "They blame me for making money.
What is wrong if I earn money by joining a professional league? What do these
board members do? If a board member goes abroad, he gets almost USD 850 per
day, whereas a cricketer like Sourav and Sachin gets a pittance of USD 75. What
nonsense is this?" he added.
"They wanted to push Sunil Gavaskar against me.
Boss, why not get Gavaskar as the Board CEO? Why not make Pataudi the president?
Why not get Bedi involved? Do not look Gavaskar only as a batting consultant.
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