Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer, often considered one of the greatest cricketers of India. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002, Kapil Dev is considered as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. He was also India's national cricket coach for 10 months between October 1999 and August 2000.
Kapil was a right-arm pace bowler noted for his graceful action and potent out swinger, and was India's main strike bowler for most of his career. He also developed a fine in swinging yorker during the 1980s, which he used very effectively against tail-enders. 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. He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the most number of wickets taken in Test cricket, a record subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh in 2000. At the time, he was also India's highest wicket taker in both major forms of cricket, Tests and ODIs. He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests, making him one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game. On 8 March 2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Name: Kapil Dev Ram lal Nikhanj
Birth Date: 6 January 1959
Nickname: Haryana Hurricane
Country: India
Batting-Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm Fast
Role: All-rounder
Jersey No: -
ODI Career
- Matches : 225
- Runs Scored : 3783
- Best Run : 175*
- 100s/50s : 1/14
- Balls Bawled : 11202
- Best Bawling : 5/32
- Wickets : 253
- Catches/stumpings : 71
Test Career
- Matches : 131
- Runs Scored : 5248
- Best Run : 163
- 100s/50s : 8/27
- Balls Bawled : 27740
- Best Bawling : 9/83
- Wickets : 434
- Catches/stumpings : 64
