Kapil Dev to play himself in a TV show

Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev will make his foray into fiction television. The cricketer will be seen in the Indian adaptation of Everybody Loves Raymond, titled Sumit Sambhal Lega.

A source says, "He will play himself in the show. The role is currently for a few episodes, but if it goes well with the audiences, the makers are planning to make it a full-fledged one."

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Kapil confirms the news. "I am not limiting myself to being a cricketer. I want to move on in life, and in this show, I had to play myself, so it seemed like it would be a pleasant experience," he says.

Ask him if he ever thought he would act one day and he says, "No, I never did. Also, if you ask Shah Rukh Khan to play Kapil Dev, he will be able to do it. But if you ask me to act, I will not be able to do it so well."

He adds, "Just like you see actors promoting the game of cricket, I feel when sportstars come to the field of entertainment, people should not be uptight about it."