Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh shares 3 ‘invaluable’ lessons she learnt from Kapil Dev on flight

Reflecting on this memorable experience, Alagh shared that she learnt “invaluable” lessons from Kapil Dev in a 2-hour flight.

Ghazal Alagh meets Kapil Dev on flight

Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh recently had a “serendipitous” encounter with the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev on a flight. Reflecting on this memorable experience, Alagh shared that she learnt “invaluable” lessons from India’s first cricket World Cup-winning captain in a 2-hour flight.

Taking it to X on March 15, Alagh wrote, “Me and @therealkapildev Paji shared a 2 hour long flight and the lessons I learnt are invaluable.” She learnt from Dev: “Don’t play to win, play for passion”, “Focus on your children’s character, not scores”, and “Treat challenges as an adventure, not problems.”

“I even found out we have the same hometown, Chandigarh and we both went to DAV 15 for schooling! The flight was serendipitous, so grateful that I met the legend,” she added.

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Me and @therealkapildev Paji shared a 2 hour long flight and the lessons I learnt are invaluable :

> Don’t play to win, play for passion.
> Focus on your children’s character, not scores.
> Treat challenges as an adventure, not problems.

I even found out we have the same… pic.twitter.com/3Qvp7Uajm9

— Ghazal Alagh (@GhazalAlagh) March 15, 2024

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The post caught the internet’s attention, and social media users reacted to the businesswoman meeting the cricket legend. A user commented, “That sounds like a life-changing flight! Maybe the real lesson is to always sit next to legends on flights.” Another user wrote, “He is a true legend having inspired a generation to take up the game.”

“#KapilDev has been a very inspiring cricketer for youngsters. As a World Cup winning captain, a case study how he managed his resources to win against mighty teams!” the third user commented. “Life time opportunity indeed! Legend amongst Legends,rarely born in India;who led highest lvl of Professional life amidst so much Pollutions in our modern Eco-system,” another user reacted.

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