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Thursday 25 June 2015

Knowing Kapil Dev

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Kapil Dev is a former Indian cricketer who captained Indian cricket team winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup. His full name is Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj. He was born on 06 January 1959 in Chandigarh, Haryana, India. He is a right handed batsman and uses Right arm fast bowling style. Kapil Dev was named the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002 by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He has been all rounder.
Image: Kapil Dev at Equation Sports Auction


Dates Which are remembered:

Test debut date: 16 October 1978 vs Pakistan
Last Test date: 19 March 1994 vs New Zealand
ODI debut date: 1 October 1978 vs Pakistan
Last ODI date: 17 October 1994 vs West Indies

Kapil Dev has also been coach of Indian Criket team for 10 months during October 1999 and August 2000. In Haryana Criket Team he was also nicknamed as The Haryana Hurricane. He was given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by Indian Territorial Army.
His awards include Arjuna Award, Padma Shri,Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1983, Padma Bhushan,Wisden Cricketer of the Century in 2002, ICC Criket Hall of Fame in 2010 and many more.

Total Runs of Kapil Dev in Tests: 5248
Total Runs of Kapil Dev in ODIs: 3783
Total Wickets taken in Tests: 434 out of 131 Matches
Total Wickets taken in ODIs: 253 out of 225 Matches

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