Sachin didn't do justice to his talent: Kapil Dev

SACHIN TENDULKAR MIGHT have bid adieu to the game of cricket a few years back, but such was the greatness of

Tendulkar, praises, admiration and love are still being showered upon the former Indian captain. Even post-retirement, the master blaster has managed to remain in the news for all the right reasons.

However, former Indian great and 1983 World cup winning captain, Kapil Dev believes that Tendulkar didn’t do justice to his talent. 

As reported by Khaleej Times, Kapil Dev said, 

"Don't get me wrong, but I think Sachin didn't do justice to his talent. I always thought he could have done much more than what he did.” 

"He (Sachin) got stuck with Bombay cricket. He didn't apply himself to the international 'ruthless' cricket. I think he should have spent more time with Vivian Richards than some of the Bombay guys who played just neat and straight cricket.” 

Earlier, Tendulkar had expressed his views on how he wasn’t too happy with the way Kapil Dev coached the Indian team in the late 90s. Now, India’s greatest all-rounder in what might not be a spontaneous reaction feels that Tendulkar didn’t know how to score the colossal hundreds.   

"Sachin was a much better cricketer but somewhere along the line he just knew how to score hundreds. He didn't know how to make it a double hundred, or a triple or even 400s.”

India’s greatest swing bowler also expressed his views on how he would have loved to see Tendulkar go hammer and tongs like his former team-mate, Virender Sehwag, 

"He (Sachin) had the ability. He was technically sound but I felt he was there to get his hundred and that's it. Unlike Richards, Sachin wasn't ruthless, he was more of a perfect, or rather correct cricketer. Had I spent more time with him I would have told him 'go enjoy yourself, play like Virender Sehwag'. You will be a much better cricketer."