Born 6 January 1959 at Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Kapil Dev was a swashbuckling all-rounder. He was the first genuinely successful fast bowler produced by India and went on to become the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. He was particularly skillful in his use of swing. His best bowling of 9-83 came against West Indies at Ahmedabad in 1983, the first captain to take nine wickets in a Test innings.
With the bat he was a natural striker of the ball who scored his runs quickly, once saving the follow-on in a Test match at Lord’s by hitting four consecutive sixes off Eddie Hemmings with number 11 at the other end. As captain he led India to a surprise win in the 1983 World Cup. During that World Cup he played his most famous innings, rescuing India from 17-5 against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells with 175*. In all, he captained the team in 34 Tests and 74 ODIs.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Kapil Dev was a swashbuckling all-rounder. He was the first genuinely successful fast bowler produced by India and went on to become the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. He was particularly skillful in his use of swing. His best bowling of 9-83 came against West Indies at Ahmedabad in 1983, the first captain to take nine wickets in a Test innings.
With the bat he was a natural striker of the ball who scored his runs quickly, once saving the follow-on in a Test match at Lord’s by hitting four consecutive sixes off Eddie Hemmings with number 11 at the other end. As captain he led India to a surprise win in the 1983 World Cup. During that World Cup he played his most famous innings, rescuing India from 17-5 against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells with 175*. In all, he captained the team in 34 Tests and 74 ODIs.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 131 5248 163 31.05 8 64 434 29.64 9-83 23
ODIs 225 3783 175* 23.79 1 71 253 27.45 5-43 1
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If only Kapil had played more of his tests on bowler friendly wickets,he would have easily ended his career with 550 wickets.A great allrounder who was one of the best during his days.
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