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DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) President Kapil Dev during a press conference regarding the DP World India Championship (DPWIC), in New Delhi, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (PTI Photo)

We want Imran Khan to get the best treatment, says Kapil Dev

August 24, 2026 7:00 pm

On Sunday, 22 former international captains from around the world had written a second letter in six months to Sharif, renewing their appeal for medical treatment for Imran following directives from the country's Supreme Court.

Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar were among the signatories in the letter who were also part of the one that was issued earlier this year. (Express Photo)

Gavaskar, Kapil, Vengsarkar among ex-captains writing again to Pakistan govt for Imran Khan

August 24, 2026 5:45 am

Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar are the three Indian captains who have joined 18 others in a renewed appeal to the Pakistan government to provide Imran Khan the medical attention he needs.

Imran Khan, 73, has been in jail since August 2023 after being convicted in a series of cases. (File Photo)

What happened to Imran Khan? Gavaskar, Kapil Dev had raised health concerns; Supreme Court steps in

August 19, 2026 11:25 am

Concerns about Imran Khan’s health intensified in late January after his family said he had lost about 85 per cent of the vision in his right eye, an assertion the government disputed.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc in action. (AP)

Mitchell Starc on chance to surpass Kapil Dev's record: 'It means I've played a bit'

August 06, 2026 11:39 am

In the current World Test Championship cycle, Starc is the leading wicket-taker with 46 wickets in eight matches.

'Like a 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar but can he...': Kapil Dev on Sooryavanshi

June 24, 2026 8:04 am

Kapil Dev was player of the match in the game in which a 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar made his debut for India, now Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to break the record the latter has held since then of being the youngest man to play in international cricket for the country.

Considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, Kapil Dev has turned to golf after ending his illustrious cricketing career. (Express Photo by Kevin D'Souza/Express Archive photo)

Kapil Dev: 'Had I played golf with cricket, I would have scored another 2,000 runs'

April 21, 2026 4:08 pm

Golf swings are reshaping the way cricket's biggest hitters train — and the two sports have more in common than you’d think. Nihal Koshie speaks to Kapil Dev to find the correlation between the two sports

Yuvraj said that both Kapil and Dhoni knew that these comments don't reflect his own opinions on the pair. (Express Archive Photo)

Yuvraj Singh apologises to MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev for father Yograj's comments

April 04, 2026 12:04 pm

Yograj, who played one Test and six ODIs for India, was a contemporary of Kapil while Yuvraj was a longtime teammate of Dhoni, famously being an integral part of the Indian teams led by the latter that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup.

Imran in my bubble

March 01, 2026 5:56 am

So, here is my very politically incorrect take. Whatever his transgressions, the law will decide. But Khan conquered hearts effortlessly despite Indo-Pak sensitivities, blurring lines of national pride and prejudice. For that bit, he was a beautiful man in a soap bubble, sparkling and effervescent.

Can Imran Khan beat the odds yet again?

February 23, 2026 4:55 pm

Importantly, he was not exactly transformatory or progressive about India during his prime ministership (Pulwama happened under his watch, amongst other attacks) and became infamous as Taliban Khan. However, in an ostensible democracy like Pakistan, humane treatment ought not to be optional, but foundational

Among the signatories are Australia's Allan Border and West Indies' Clive Lloyd apart from Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar. (Express Photo)

'Treat him with dignity': Gavaskar, Kapil Dev join global legends to speak out for Imran Khan

February 18, 2026 2:30 pm

One-time rivals condemn conditions in which Pak's jailed ex-PM faces losing the sight in one eye

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83 screening: Ranveer Singh showers love on lady luck Deepika Padukone, real stars make an appearance

December 22, 2021 10:16 pm

The screening of 83 saw Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Roger Binny, Syed Kirmani, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kirti Azad, Madan Lal, Balwinder Sandhu and Ravi Shashtri among others in attendance.

Sports stars, other than MS Dhoni, who have held positions in Indian armed forces

April 03, 2018 3:15 pm

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Indian Army accepted the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in his army uniform.

Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and other cricketers pay tribute to Tiger Pataudi

March 08, 2018 7:36 pm

Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and other eminent cricket personalities at an event “Tribute to Tiger” which was a tribute to Nawab Pataudi on Bishan Bedi Cricket Coaching Trust's silver jubilee.

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Ranveer Singh and 14 men who lifted 1983 Cricket World Cup come together for '83 launch

September 27, 2017 4:14 pm

What could have been better than an event organised by the Ranveer Singh starrer film '83 makers with those 14 men under one roof who gave the nation a reason to celebrate back in the year 1983, when the Indian cricket team led by Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup in England.