Kapil Dev Golf Promotion in India: PGTI Chief Wants Wider Reach 

Kapil Dev golf promotion in India has become the former India captain’s main focus. In an interview with The Indian Express, published on October 15, 2026, the PGTI president said golf is his primary passion now. He also made clear he has no plans to slow down. “I’m not going to retire as long as I can work,” he said. “For me, retirement comes when the Almighty calls you.” 

Kapil, who led India to its first World Cup title on June 25, 1983, came to golf late. In his younger days, he played football, basketball and squash, but never golf. Friends in Chandigarh persuaded him to visit a course, and he was hooked right away. 

He sees few similarities between golf and cricket beyond hand-eye coordination. He likes the game for its setting and social side. “The greenery you see makes you happy,” he said. He also pointed to the handicap system, which lets a player compete with grandchildren, professionals, or people of high social and political stature. 

Golf in India is still a niche sport. As PGTI president, Kapil is the head of the Professional Golf Tour of India, and his profile and contacts help open doors for a sport still trying to reach smaller towns and cities. 

Kapil’s own story gives golf in India a relatable face. He was born and raised outside the major metros and made his name in a sport once seen as colonial, using talent and hard work. The Indian Express also notes that golf’s individual nature, where results rest on one player, may have appealed to him, though Kapil did not say this himself in the excerpt. 

For the Professional Golf Tour of India, having a figure of his stature in charge matters. Few administrators in Indian sport can draw attention this easily. 

Kapil intends to keep working, and the Kapil Dev golf promotion in India effort will continue under his leadership. The interview’s headline carries his own framing of the goal: “We need to promote golf; why should cricketers have all the fame?” The excerpt does not list specific new PGTI programmes or dates.