India, Oct. 4 -- Former Indian cricket team captain and World Cup winner Kapil Dev turned an ordinary flight into a memorable one when he was invited to pin the stripes on a newly promoted IndiGo pilot inside the aircraft. The special moment, captured and shared by IndiGo's official account on X, showed Kapil Dev placing the captain's stripes on the uniform of Captain Priyanka.

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The airline captioned the post with the words, "Becoming a Captain is no small feat and having Mr. Kapil Dev pin her stripes made Captain Priyanka's achievement a moment she'll always treasure. There's indeed no better way to say Hello, Captain! #goI...