Legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev on Sunday (October 20) recalled how he was scared as well as happy when he was named Indian captain at 23.

Dev further added that he was scared thinking how he will handle his senior players but at the same time, he was happy that the national selector felt he was able to lead the side.

As per reports in ANI, Dev told reports in an event: “Sometimes you get some things before time and later you realize. I was 23 years old when they made me the captain. I was scared as well as happy because I was thinking how will I handle these senior players. But I was happy because the selector felt that I was capable enough to be a captain.”

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The former captain further revealed that it was a bit weird to lead his “heroes” but said they were all his “heroes” off the field.

He continued, “I was feeling a bit weird that I became the captain and my heroes were playing with me and under me. So, that was a very difficult time ... I only thought one thing that on the field I was the captain but off the field, they all are my captain.”

On his biopic “83” where Ranveer Singh is playing the role of a legendary cricketer in the film, he said the film is not about him but on how his team lifted the 1983 World Cup trophy.

Dev signed off by saying, “The movie is not about me. The movie is about how we won the 1983 World Cup. Yes, I am lucky that an actor like Ranveer Singh, who has so much ability, is playing my role.”

(With ANI Inputs)