A day after India won the first Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg, former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev described Mahendra Singh Dhoni as 'fearless'.
AHMEDABAD: A day after India won the first Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg, former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev described Mahendra Singh Dhoni as 'fearless' and the shortest format of the game as a "big hit."
Kapil who was here to promote a brand congratulated the team for its victory over Pakistan and said "it is one moment which we can never forget."
While talking about Twenty20 cricket, he chose to compare it with a Bollywood flick.
"Twenty20 (format) is like a film," Kapil said. "It is all upon the people to accept it and make it a hit," he told mediapersons.
"Twenty20 is a big hit," said Kapil who is part of the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
"Twenty20 format packaged in three-hours is good. It has made the game more enjoyable," he added.
Kapil was all praises for Mahendra Singh Dhoni who captained India to the World Cup victory in the finals aginst arch rivals Pakistan.
"He is young and fearless, ready to battle it out," Kapil said, adding he found Dhoni to be filled with lot of `josh' (energy).
"Earlier (before the Twenty20 World Cup) there were no expectations (from Dhoni). But now expectations will rise. We have to see if he can live up to these expectations," Kapil said.
He, however refrained from comparing yesterday's victory to 1983 when India had won its first World Cup in the one-day format.
Asked if the three former captains (Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid) will face problems playing in a side captained by Dhoni, Kapil said, "I don't think they will have any problem playing under a younger brother. They might sometimes feel a little uncomfortable taking instruction from a younger player."
"Everybody needs to support him (Dhoni)," he said.
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