Kapil Dev

For the Indian volleyball player, see K. J. Kapil Dev.

Kapil Dev
Dev in 2013
Personal details
Born
Kapil Dev Nikhanj

(1959-01-06) 6 January 1959 (age 65)
Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
SpouseRomi Dev (m. 1980)
Children1
Nickname(s)The Haryana Hurricane, Kaps[1][2][3]
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service2008–present
Rank Lieutenant colonel
Unit Territorial Army
Awards
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 141)16 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last Test19 March 1994 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 25)1 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last ODI17 October 1994 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975–1992Haryana
1981–1983Northamptonshire
1984–1985Worcestershire
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
1999-2000India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 131 225 275 309
Runs scored 5,248 3,783 11,356 5,461
Batting average 31.05 23.79 32.91 24.59
100s/50s 8/27 1/14 18/56 2/23
Top score 163 175* 193 175*
Balls bowled 27,740 11,202 48,853 14,947
Wickets 434 253 835 335
Bowling average 29.64 27.45 27.09 27.34
5 wickets in innings 23 1 39 2
10 wickets in match 2 0 3 0
Best bowling 9/83 5/43 9/83 5/43
Catches/stumpings 64/– 71/– 192/– 99/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1983 England and Wales
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 1988 Bangladesh
Winner 1990-91 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2008

Kapil Dev Nikhanj (Pronunciation: [kəpil deːʋ] born 6 January 1959) is an Indian former cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman. Dev 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 Test.[4]

Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup,[5] becoming the first Indian captain to win the Cricket World Cup. He is still the youngest captain (at the age of 24) to win the World Cup for any team.[6] He retired in 1994, as the first player to take 200 ODI wickets,[7] and holding the world record for the highest number of wickets taken in Test cricket, a record subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh in 2000.[8] Kapil Dev held the record for the highest individual score (175*) scored by a batsman batting at number 5 or lower in ODIs until 2023, when it was superseded by Glenn Maxwell.[9] He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.

After retiring, he coached the Indian national team between September 1999 and September 2000.[10][11]

In 1982, Dev was awarded the Padma Shri, and in 1991 the Padma Bhushan. In 2002, he was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century. On 11 March 2010, Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[12] In 2013, he received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour conferred by BCCI on a former player.[13]

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  3. ^ "1983 World Cup: What Syed Kirmani told Kapil Dev when India were down and out versus Zimbabwe". The Indian Express. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "The Master of All Crafts". Yahoo Cricket India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ "On this day: India win the 1983 World Cup". Icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "5 Youngest Captains To Lift The World Cup". Thecricketlounge.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the "Kapil Dev – 1st Bowler to take 200 wickets in ODI Cricket". YouTube. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)"Kapil Dev – 1st Bowler to take 200 wickets in ODI Cricket". YouTube. 31 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Walsh breaks Kapil's record". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ {https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-4th-odi-stats-all-the-records-heinrich-klaasen-and-david-miller-broke-1398592}
  10. ^ "Kapil Dev resigns as India's coach in 2000". Cricket Country. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Greatest Cricket All-Rounders of All Time". Stadiumtalk.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Kapil Dev inducted into Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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