Politics flares up over Kapil Dev not being invited to the World Cup final, opposition leaders said this
Former cricket captain Kapil Dev claimed on Sunday that he was not invited for the World Cup final. Captain of the 1983 World Cup winning team, Kapil Dev said that he wanted to watch the match in the stadium with all the members of the 1983 winning team but he was not invited. Now politics has started on this issue.
Maharashtra’s opposition leader said this
While talking to a media channel, Kapil Dev taunted that ‘It was a big event and people were busy fulfilling their responsibilities. That’s why he must have forgotten. Now on this, Maharashtra opposition leader and Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar said, ‘Today there is politics everywhere… in such a situation, how can cricket remain untouched by it? There is politics going on in cricket also, due to which Kapil ji was not invited.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Kapil Dev not being invited to the final match of the World Cup, ‘If the Indian Cricket Board really loves cricket then they should have invited the captain of the World Cup winning team. But he did not do so. This is wrong.’
Let us tell you that many high profile people were seen in the final of the Cricket World Cup. Which includes the names of Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh etc. Former captain Saurabh Ganguly, being a former BCCI president, was also invited. Kapil Dev expressed his disappointment at not being called for the World Cup. Kapil Dev is the captain of the team that won the Cricket World Cup in 1983. In which the Indian team surprised everyone and won the World Cup by defeating West Indies at Lord’s ground in England. After Kapil Dev’s revelations, users on social media have also criticized BCCI officials.
