Kapil Dev is well known as the one of dominating all-rounder for India and Successful World Cup 1983 winning captain. He was also an India’s national cricket coach for 10 months between October 1999 and August 2000.
| Born | 06-Jan-59 |
| Place | Chandigarh, Punjab |
| Sun Sign | Capricon |
| Personality Type | Charismatic |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Team | India |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Medium |
| Batting Style | Right Hand batsmen |
| Father | Ram Lal Nikhanj |
| Mother | Raj Kumari |
| Spouse | Romi |
| Daughter | Amiya Dev |
| Career Best | World Cup 1983 winning Captain |
| Awards | Arjuna Award (1980) |
| Padma Shri (1982) | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1983) | |
| Padma Bhushan (1990) | |
| Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century (2002) | |
| ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (2010) | |
| The 25 Greatest Global Living Legends In India by NDTV (2013) | |
| CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award (2013) |
Test Cricket
- Kapil is the only player to have achieved the all-rounder’s double of 4,000 Test runs and 400 Test wickets.
- Kapil holds the record for the most innings in a complete career (184) without being run out.
| Test Debut | Venue | Date | Score | Wkts | Result |
| Pakistan | Faislabad, Iqbal Stadium | 16-21 Oct 1978 | 8, NB | 0 | Match Drawn |
| Last Test | Venue | Date | Score | Wkts | Result |
| New Zealand | Hamilton, Truist Bank Park | 19-23 Mar 1994 | 18, NB | 1,1 | Match Drawn |
ODI Cricket
- In 1988, Kapil overtook Joel Garner to become the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket. His final career tally of 253 wickets remained a record until it was broken by Wasim Akram in 1994.
| ODI Debut | Venue | Date | Score | Wkts | Result |
| Pakistan | Quetta, Ayub National Stadium | 01-Oct-78 | 13* | 1 | India won by 4 runs |
| Last ODI | Venue | Date | Score | Wkts | Result |
| West Indies | Faridabad, Nahar Singh Stadium | 17-Oct-94 | 12 | 0 | India lost by 96 runs |
Remarkable Facts about Kapil Dev
- Kapil Dev hit 4 consecutive sixes to off-spinner Eddie Hemmings in Test Match to avoid a follow on at Lords in 1990.
- In the 1987 World Cup against Australia, Kapil Dev agreed with the umpires to increase Australia’s total from 268 to 270 as one boundary had mistakenly been marked as 4 instead of 6. India went on to lose the game by 1 run.
- Kapil Dev never missed a Test match due to fitness issues.
Kapil Dev Stats
Batting
| M | Inn | Runs | HS | SR | Avg | 50 | 100 | |
| Tests | 131 | 184 | 5248 | 163 | 94.76 | 31.1 | 27 | 8 |
| ODI | 225 | 198 | 3783 | 175 | 95.07 | 23.8 | 14 | 1 |
Bowling
| M | Inn | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
BBM |
BBI | 10W | 5W | |
| Tests | 131 | 227 | 434 | 2.78 | 29.65 | 146/11 | 83/9 | 2 | 23 |
| ODI | 225 | 221 | 253 | 3.72 | 27.45 | 43/5 | 43/5 | 0 | 1 |
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