Kapil Dev, born on 6 January
1959, is a former Indian cricketer. He is arguably
India's best fast bowler, and certainly India's best all-rounder, who will
always be remembered for leading the country to the title that changed Indian
cricket into phenomenon it is today: the 1983 World Cup triumph.
Kapil
Dev was known for his energetic curved run-up and lethal outswingers as a
result of that open-chested action. He would take
the world-record aggregate of Test wickets from Hadlee. It was the stamina of
the marathon runner that took him finally to 431 wickets and only a yard
beyond.
With
the bat, Kapil was an aggressive lower-middle order batsman who could cause
carnage with uncomplicated flair. At the 1983 World Cup, he played one of the
best ODI innings of all time in a must-win match against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge
Wells, where India was reeling at 17 for 5. Kapil strode out and tore apart the
Zimbabwean bowling to hammer 175* off 138 balls - a lesson in counter-attacking
cricket, and a lesson decades ahead of its time.
He was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the
Century in 2002.
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