World Cup-winning former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has taken over as the brand new President of the Skilled Golf Tour of India (PGTI), an elevation that marks a recent starting for the enduring participant who additionally excelled as an novice golfer. The 65-year-old, who was already a member of the PGTI Board as its Vice President, was chosen unanimously and could be taking on from incumbent H R Srinivasan, whose tenure has come to an finish. Kapil is understood to be a eager golfer, whose handicap was virtually right down to scratch at one time.
“It’s an honour to grow to be the President of PGTI, a corporation with which I’ve now been related for fairly a number of years. It’s a gamers physique, and I’m nice buddies with all of them and with whom I typically play,” Kapil mentioned on his new place.
Kapil, who as soon as nurtured desires of representing India on the Asian Video games when it was nonetheless open solely to amateurs, additionally mentioned that golf has been his ardour for greater than three a long time.
“And now it’s the sport the place I spend most of my time. I’ve been a vice-President and I’m on the Board, so it is an honour to be chosen by the gamers to be the President. I promise to do my greatest as I at all times have.
“What offers me even better pleasure is that I will spend extra time with my {golfing} buddies and play somewhat extra,” he added.
Kapil has been on the forefront of making an attempt to get new sponsors for PGTI and introduced in one of the profitable occasions to the Tour, particularly Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership, with a handbag of Rs 2 crore (approx. USD 240,000).
Over the previous few years, Kapil’s movie star standing and his ardour for golf has led to him being invited to main occasions just like the Dunhill Hyperlinks, the place he performed alongside different world celebrities.
“Golf is a good sport. You’ll be able to play it until any age and it’s an amazingly stress-free sport. I’m busy with cricket typically, however it a golf course I am going to for rest. I’m lucky to have the ability to serve golf and I wish to take it to new ranges,” he added.
India’s prime stars like Jeev Milkha Singh, Arjun Atwal, Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur and lots of others are his shut {golfing} buddies.
Kapil performed cricket for India from 1978 to 1994.
One of many best all-rounders of all time, he performed 131 Take a look at matches and 225 one-dayers and led India to the 1983 World Cup win.
His 175 not out in 1983 World Cup is taken into account one of many most interesting innings within the annals of the sport.
In Exams, He scored 5248 runs, together with eight centuries, and took 434 wickets, which was then a world document.
He additionally scored 3783 runs in ODIs and and took 253 wickets within the format.
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