'don't Play': Kapil Dev Gives Simple Advise To Players On Pressure

Kapil Dev, former captain of the Indian cricket team

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has a "simple" piece of advice for cricket players

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who are feeling the strain of the sport.

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The captain of the 1983 World Cup winning team said he could never understand words

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He dismissed the players' concerns about the pressure to perform well in the IPL

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He also claimed that even high school and college freshmen today complain of "pressure,"

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"There seems to be a lot of pressure on players in the IPL, or so I've heard from the media.

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