Was invited, alongside Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sunil Gavaskar, to his contemporary Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. While Sidhu attended the event, both Kapil and Gavaskar declined citing the ongoing hostilities between the two nations. However, Kapil did congratulate Khan on his election victory via a video message and asked him to be the premier of his country just as he had been the captain of the Pakistani team during his cricketing career.
