India is a nation of cricket fans and when 1.3 billion people have to make a choice about the Best Indian Cricket player, it won’t be easy to name one.

Former India skipper Kapil Dev has criticized the BCCI for not giving an official status to the Indian Cricket League (ICL).

The talks between the BCCI and ICL officials failed for the second time in Johannesburg last week.

The ICC would now discuss the ICL issue at the ICC Board meeting in April.

Due to this, an irritated Kapil Dev now plans to take a legal action against the BCCI officials. Dev, the ICL chairman said that the legal process would be initiated shortly against the Indian cricket board.

The mascot for IWAS World Games was launched by Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev, former World Cup-winning India captain who is the brand ambassador of Paralympics Committee of India (PCI), unveiled the mascot Cheetah, the sprinter for the IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) World Games 2009. Speaking on the occasion, Kapil said, "This is just the beginning. More such events should happen in our country."

"We get inspired by people like them who show us what they have and what they can achieve. Even the best of the best athletes can only get just 50 percent of their determination, their will to survive and to win," said the veteran cricketer. "We will produce many champions and athletes," he added.

It's not an attempt to promote night galli cricket, but Kapil Dev and former South African skipper Clive Rice see business sense in lighting up Indian streets. Kapil and Rice, in their second innings, will do business.

Rice heads a South African company called Envirolight that markets street lights manufactured by its parent company, Metair Limited, while Dev runs a sports lighting company called Dev Musco which will market these streetlights under a separate entity called Berget Buildcon Pvt Ltd.

"Kapil and I think alike and it would be foolish not to work with him, especially being in related businesses. After having seen over the years how competitive he is, I would much rather be on his side of the fence," said Rice.

Former Indian Cricket team captain Kapil Dev condemns BCCI, while appearing before the registrar of Delhi High Court, for dragging his name in match fixing controversy in the court and lash out at cricket body for victimizing players joining ICL against its wishes.

The case was filed by the former all rounder, captain of world cup winning team of India, against BCCI, for stopping pension of players joining Indian Cricket League.

Lucknow, Feb 9 : Former Indian cricket captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev has shared his sportive spirit by playing cricket with blind children here and on the sidelines of the game opines that Indian cricket is all set to reach new heights.

"I hope that the future of Indian medium pacers will be good. I hope that Indian cricket will be touching new heights," said Kapil Dev.

Visually challenged cricketers enjoyed the game with Kapil Dev amidst them on the pitch.