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Kapil Dev
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Right-arm fast-medium (RFM)
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131
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5,248
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3105
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8/27
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163
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434
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2964
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23
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9-83
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225
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3,783
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2379
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175
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1,867
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253
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2745
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5-43
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4 July
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2005
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is a former captain of the
India n
Cricket Team . He led the Indian Cricket team to victory in the
1983 Cricket World Cup . During his career he set many records as well. He is now retired from the game, but is still in the administration.
, better known as '''Kapil''' was born on
January 6 ,
1959 , in
Chandigarh ,
India . He is one of the greatest
All-rounder s ever seen in the game of
Cricket . He led the
Indian Cricket Team to its only
World Cup victory in 1983. In addition, he held the record for the most
Test Match Wicket s, between 1994 and 1999.
As a
Bowler Kapil was notable for a graceful action and a potent outswinger and was India's main strike bowler for more than ten years. He also developed a fine inswinging
Yorker during the 1980s which he used very effectively against the tailenders. As a
Batsman he was a natural striker of the ball who could hook and drive effectively. A naturally aggressive player, he often helped India in difficult situations by taking the attack to the opposition, such as in a match on route to the World Cup finals of 1983, when he smashed a captain's knock of 175 against
Zimbabwe helping India recover from a tenuous 5/17 - surprisingly, this was his only ODI hundred. Incidentally, this was also the first century by an Indian in an ODI.
Kapil made his international cricket debut against
Pakistan at
Faisalabad in
1978-79 and became an instant success with the Indian masses when he hit two clean sixes on his way to his first half-century in the 3rd Test of that series. When
Pakistan returned for a six-Test series in 1979-80, Kapil was the man of the series and the main factor behind the 2-0 win for India. More success followed in the next season in Australia, where he helped India defend a small second-innings score at
Melbourne against a formidable Australian batting line-up. He was the man of the series against
England , both in the home series of 1981-82 as well as the "away" series in
1982 . Following India's disastrous tour of
Pakistan in 1982-83, he was appointed the captain and within a few months of taking over the captaincy, he led
India to the world cup win of
1983 . His best bowling analysis of 9/83 came the same year against
West Indies at
Ahmedabad .
Kapil lost the captaincy in early 1984. He regained it in March 1985 and guided India on a test series win over England on their tour in 1986 right till the World Cup 1987 when he faced the blame for India's loss to England in the semifinal, as he holed out to deep mid-wicket triggering a collapse that led to the unexpected loss.
The captaincy period was on the whole a difficult one for him as it was mired with reports of differences with
Sunil Gavaskar , as well as his own inconsistent form as a bowler.
By the end of
1983 , Kapil already had about 250 Test wickets in just five years and looked well on his way to becoming the greatest wicket taker ever. However, following a knee surgery in
1984 , his bowling declined as he lost some of his majestic jump at the crease. He continued to be effective, if not devastating for another ten years and became the second bowler ever to take 400
Wickets in Test cricket in 1991-92. In early 1994, he became the
Highest Test Wicket Taker In The World , breaking the record held by
Richard Hadlee .
Now
Shane Warne holds the record for highest wickets in Test Cricket.
Cricketer Information
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11,356
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4291
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48,853
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835
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2709
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39
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3
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9/83
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192
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3099
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5,461
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2450
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2/23
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175
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14,947
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335
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2734
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2
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5/43
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99
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13 January
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2006
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At his best, Kapil was the most destructive batsman in the world other than
Viv Richards . During the series against Pakistan in 1982-83, he demolished
Abdul Qadir 's legspin, which the English and Australian batsmen had great difficulty in reading, earlier the same year. His shouting "googles" on reading a
Googly from
Abdul Qadir brought one of the few bright moments for the Indian team during that tour. He was also fearless in taking apart the world's best fast-bowlers, during a WC match against
West Indies in 1983, he drove
Michael Holding straight over his head for a six, a shot that would have been considered unimaginable by most against a bowler of Holding's pace.
Another memorable incident relates to a Test match against England in 1990. When India needed 24 runs to save the follow-on, Kapil met that target by hitting four consecutive sixes off Eddie Hemmings. This proved to be the right decision, as in the next over itself, the no.11 batsman was dismissed with no further addition to the score. Another example of his competitive spirit was during a match against West Indies at
Sharjah in November 1986, when he tried to cajole
Viv Richards into bowling the last over of the match with India needing 36 runs to win. Not surprisingly,
Viv Richards didn't give-in to his request!
Kapil's talent as a batsman, as well as his competitive spirit was evident till as late as 1992, when hooked and pulled
Allan Donald on his way to a brilliant century when all the frontline Indian batsmen were struggling against Donald's pace.
While it can be said of Kapil that he reached his full potential as a bowler, the same cannot be said of him as a batsman. A Test average of 31 did not do justice to his talent where on one hand he was one of the cleanest hitters in the game and on the other hand possessed the classical "Indian wrist" with which he could place the ball almost anywhere on the ground. He often failed to bat responsibly and therefore remained glued to the no.7 spot throughout his career. As compared to him,
Ian Botham and
Imran Khan proved to be more responsible batsmen and moved to higher spots in the middle order.
