Virat Kohli will break more records than even Sachin Tendulkar: Kapil Dev

Kuala Lumpur Former captain Kapil Dev today said that Indian battings mainstay Virat Kohli will rewrite more records than anyone else in world cricket and believed the Delhi batsman has realistic chances of bettering even Sachin Tendulkars career graph if he remains injuryfreeWithout any doubt Kohli will make more records than anybody else I dont compare there cannot be a second Don Bradman and there cannot be another Sachin Tendulkar But yes Kohli has got amazing talent its huge for a 24yearold and maybe he can be better than Tendulkar The next generation has to be better than the previous one Kapil said in Kaula LumpurKapil 55 is here as one of the ambassadors for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards scheduled to be held tomorrowVirat Kohli and Sachin TendulkarTalking about Kohli he further said Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a recordKapil said a team cant expect one individual to carry on the responsibilities on his shoulders foreverI dont look at it that way because he has done his job you dont expect Don Bradman to play for 100 years or Sachin Tendulkar to carry on forever For 24 years he has served his country so well he did everything what a cricketer should do but you have to move on in life and sooner the team realise that its good for the team If you start talking about him all the time team is not going to be settledAccording to the 1983 World Cupwinning captain taking the IPL to UAE could help the Gulf nation in getting rid of the fixing tagIf we can promote the game in different parts of the world there is nothing wrong in it With the IPL I hope the tag that the UAE has it should be removed I think the people there love the game I am very happy that cricket has gone back to Gulf Lets hope it brings a better nameAs far as this summers tour of England was concerned he said it will be a test of character for the teamI think this is the first ever we will be playing five Test matches in England In the last 3040 years we have only played three or four Tests in a series this is the first time we are playing a full series against England It will be a test of nerves and abilityAsked if India fancy their chances with England not in the best of form in recent times he said I am not sure we havent performed really well outside India or sub continent so there is a little doubt in my mind but having said that we are much more compact now Yes I second that England is not playing well so taking both things into consideration I can say I am confidentKapil is one of the three ambassadors from cricket in Laureus and when asked about the expansion of the sport globally he said Try and understand cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only now it has started in other countries as well and I am proud of that In another 1015 years cricket will move around the world and more and more countries will be playing the game Look at Afghanistan and the Netherlands I as a cricketer would like to see 100 counties playing topflight cricket just like tennis and football If I am alive to see that I will be very happyAsked what role the ICC can play in making this a reality he said I think the ICC has to spend a lot of money you will have to promote it the way football and rugby promoted their games Cricket has to go to China Europe UAE and Africa If Europe and America take this game it will change foreverHe said T20 will be crucial to how the sport grows globally in the years to come Promoting T20 is the ideal thing Promoting Test cricket still needs a lot of countries to have that mindset but T20 goes like a fire and every country can spend 45 hours I hope in the next 1015 years America and China take up this gameAbout Virender Sehwag who is struggling to return to the Indian team due to his prolonged poor form Kapil said He has to get runs He has been the most attractive and entertaining cricketer in the last 20 years I will go miles to watch him bat but he has to get runs to make a comeback If he get runs it will be good for teamTalking about Indias current opening pair in limited overs cricket Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan Kapil said They are talented and hardworking but everything depends on good performance and if they can do well in England we can be proud about that Rohit Sharma needs a better head he is talented and he excites me and so does Ravindra Jadeja and the fast bowlers