Wrangle over defeat ... Kapil told the players - If you are tired then do not play IPL

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Kapil Dev said that those players who regularly play for the Indian cricket team and if they feel that the international calendar is too busy for them, then they can leave the IPL.

Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev has advised players before IPL 2020. He said that those players who regularly play for the Indian cricket team and if they feel that the international calendar is too busy for them, then they can leave the Indian Premier League (IPL). Actually, Indian team captain Virat Kohli had said just before the tour of New Zealand that the cricketers are now approaching the situation when they will have to start by playing directly on the stadium itself. The Indian team has lost 0–1 in the Test series against New Zealand, the second Test will be played in Christchurch from 29 February.

Kapil told reporters on the sidelines of the HCL’s fifth edition of the honor ceremony, ‘If you feel tired then don’t play IPL. You are not representing your country there (in IPL). So if you feel that you are tired then you can always take a break during the IPL. When you are representing your country, then there should be a different feeling.

He said that when players are playing for their country, they need to give their best and should not compromise because they put a lot of energy in playing franchise cricket. The former captain, however, refused to comment on whether he saw any signs of fatigue in the Indian Test during the first Test loss to New Zealand or the ODI series. Kapil said, ‘I don’t know. It is very difficult and unfair for me to watch TV and make a statement.

The former captain, who played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs for India in his 16-year international career, said that he also felt tired when he played. Kapil said, ‘Many times, yes. When you keep playing in a series and feel tired when you are not scoring or taking wickets. But when you do this, you never get tired. You take seven wickets and bowl 20-30 overs in a day.

Kapil, who won India’s first World Cup under his captaincy, said, ‘This is a very emotional thing. Your mind and your brain work in the same way. The performances make you very light and happy.