If Kapil Dev’s letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to say that he is no more associated with the firm which funded the rebel Indian Cricket League is viewed as the prodigal son returning home, so be it.

But in no way should the BCCI feel that they have won a battle. This is no time for gloating. It’s a time to rejoice over the fact that India’s greatest all-rounder, who gave the country its first cricket World Cup triumph in 1983, has made himself available to serve Indian cricket again.