Coming down heavily on I S Bindra for accusing him of chasing money through the Indian Cricket League (ICL), Kapil Dev said the former BCCI president is a "frustrated man talking loud".
"If someone wants to take out personal vendetta, he can talk whatever crap he wants. Bindra is a frustrated man, talking loud," Kapil said reacting to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) chief's recent tirade against him.
"The board members have egos that are very big. See how shamelessly they hang on to power. Bindra becomes the board president and then remains the president of Punjab Cricket Association for years," Kapil told Tehelka.
"In Haryana, Ranbir Singh Mahendra remains in power for nearly four decades, even after becoming the board president. Have you ever heard of an Indian President coming back as chief minister of the state," he said.
Kapil admitted that ICL is more of a money-making venture but insisted that it is also a good initiative aimed at nurturing young talent.
"He [Subhash Chandra] loves the game and at the same time wants to make money out of a successful professional venture. I would have done the same. What is wrong with that?"
"They blame me for making money. What is wrong if I earn money by joining a professional league? What do these board members do? If a board member goes abroad, he gets almost USD 850 per day, whereas a cricketer like Sourav and Sachin gets a pittance of USD 75. What nonsense is this?" he added.
"They wanted to push Sunil Gavaskar against me. Boss, why not get Gavaskar as the Board CEO? Why not make [Mansur Ali Khan] Pataudi the president? Why not get [Bishen Singh] Bedi involved? Do not look Gavaskar only as a batting consultant," Kapil questioned.
