Legendary world cup-winning cricketer Kapil Dev has recently taken over all social media platforms after he was featured in an advertisement. We all know that he is super good at cricket but he has proved he is an all-rounder, as his acting and mimicking like Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has gone viral. Kapil Dev is surely known for his calm and composed demeanor on the field, but the ad has helped us to explore a different and goofy side of him that has now sparked a flurry of memes and hilarious tweets from netizens.
The ad, created for a credit card bill payment application, Cred, is known for its great innovative ideas for ads and has also previously starred cricketers and athletes like Rahul Dravid, Venkatesh Prasad, and Neeraj Chopra. Every time Cred has made an ad with the collaboration with the famous and loved personalities, it has always made headlines and netizens are always impressed with it. After Rahul Dravid’s iconic ‘Indiranagar ka Gunda’ stint and Neeraj Chopra’s all-in-one role, Kapil Dev’s fabulous representation of Ranveer Singh is nothing less than hysterical. This has left all the netizens laughing out loud and has also left them impressed.
Talking about the ad, it featured Kapil Dev who was seen mimicking Ranveer Singh’s fashion choices and body language while wearing out-of-the-box clothes just like Ranveer and fashionable accessories. In the viral advertisement that hit social media on the day of the IPL 2021 final, and which has made everyone’s day better, Kapil Dev was seen in a pumped-up role for sure and his acting was spot on! From wearing flashy attractive clothes on the cricket field to sledging his opponents, Kapil Dev has added a whole lot of colors to the advertisement. The former India captain can also be seen bowling side-arm and amazingly, Ranveer Singh is currently working on Kapil Dev’s biographical film, 83, which tells the story of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph. So it seems that they have played the roles of each other well.
Kapil Dev shared the ad on his official Twitter account along with the caption that reads, “Heads, I’m fashionable. Tails, I’m still fashionable” and we are already in love with the cricket pun. Well, the comment section is filled with a lot of memes and hilarious tweets, with many of them comparing Ranveer’s role in Kapil Dev’s Biopic.
One Twitter user commented, “I think BCCI should have allowed Kapil Dev’s designer to design Indian Team Jersey for T20WC,” while the other one wrote, “Kapil Dev released Ranveer’s biopic before Ranveer could release Kapil Dev’s biopic. Legend for a reason.”
Yet another one wrote, “Nobody: Me doing a fashion show in my room at 3 am:” as the user retweeted the video posted by Kapil Dev.
Well, the other users have also shared a whole lot of memes that are too hilarious and worth checking out. While other Twitter users were busy comparing the situation and making up memes about the POVs of Ranveer Singh. This ad has surely led to a rise of a meme feast! It seems like people are in love with the acting of Kapil Dev and his amazing goofy side and also the way he mimicked Ranveer Singh. Well by looking at this ad, it can be said that Kapil Dev can now be a center of attraction in his fashion game too!
And soon, Ranveer Singh is going to be featured in “83” which embodies Kapil Dev’s whole amazing journey till lifting the World Cup in 1983 and Deepika Padukone plays the role of Romi, Kapil Dev’s wife. But unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, the release of the film has been postponed.
