Kapil Dev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 11 Kapil Dev From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [1] Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj ( pronunciation) (born 6 January 1959, Kapil Dev Chandigarh Punjab, India), better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. 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, [2] Kapil Dev 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 outswinger, and was India's main strike bowler for most of his career. He also developed a fine inswinging yorker during the 1980s, which he used very effectively against tail-enders. As a batsman, he was a natural striker of the ball Personal information who could hook and drive effectively. A naturally aggressive player, he often Full name Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj helped India in difficult situations by taking the attack to the opposition. Born 6 January 1959 Nicknamed The Haryana Hurricane, he represented the Haryana cricket team Chandigarh, India in domestic cricket.[3] He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the most number of wickets taken in Test cricket, a record subsequently broken by Batting style Right-handed Courtney Walsh in 2000. At the time, he was also India's highest wicket taker Bowling style Right arm Fast Medium in both major forms of cricket, Tests and ODIs. He is one of the only players in Role All-rounder the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests, making him one of the greatest all-rounders to have International information played the game. On 8 March 2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC National side India [4] Cricket Hall of Fame Test debut (cap 141) 16 October 1978 v Pakistan Last Test 19 March 1994 v New Zealand Contents ODI debut (cap 25) 1 October 1978 v Pakistan Last ODI 17 October 1994 v West Indies ■ 1 Early life Domestic team information ■ 2 Domestic career Years Team ■ 2.1 Haryana:- 1990–91 Ranji champions 1975–1992 Haryana ■ 3 Centuries 1984–1985 Worcestershire ■ 3.1 Test Centuries ■ 3.2 One Day International Centuries 1981–1983 Northamptonshire ■ 4 List of Centuries by Opponent Career statistics ■ 5 International career Competition Test ODI FC LA ■ 5.1 Early Years (1978–1982) ■ 5.2 Captain: 1983 World Cup Champions (1982–1984) Matches 131 225 275 309 ■ 5.2.1 1983 World Cup Performance Runs scored 5248 3783 11356 5461 ■ 5.3 Post World Cup ■ 5.4 Difficult captaincy Batting average 31.05 23.79 32.91 24.59 ■ 5.5 Bowling style 100s/50s 8/27 1/14 18/56 2/23 ■ 5.6 Final years Top score 163 175* 193 175* ■ 5.7 Captaincy record ■ 5.7.1 Test Matches[39] Balls bowled 27740 11202 48853 14947 [41] ■ 5.7.2 One Day Internationals Wickets 434 253 835 335 ■ 6 Post retirement Bowling average 29.64 27.45 27.09 27.34 ■ 6.1 India's National Cricket Coach ■ 6.2 Return to Cricket 5 wickets in innings 23 1 39 2 ■ 6.3 Charity Work 10 wickets in match 2 n/a 3 n/a ■ 6.4 Joining Territorial Army ■ 7 Personal life Best bowling 9/83 5/43 9/83 5/43 ■ 7.1 Business Interests Catches/stumpings 64/– 71/– 192/– 99/– ■ 7.2 Endorsements Source: Cricinfo ■ 8 Records ■ 8.1 Test cricket (http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/30028.html), 24 ■ 8.2 ODI cricket January 2008 ■ 9 Achievements ■ 9.1 Awards ■ 9.2 Test Match Awards ■ 9.3 ODI Match Awards ■ 10 References ■ 11 External links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Dev 20-Apr-13 Kapil Dev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 11 Early life Kapil Dev was born as Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj to Ram Lal Nikhanj, a building and timber contractor and his wife Raj Kumari at Chandigarh on 6 January 1959.[5] His parents had migrated from Rawalpindi during the Partition of India.[5] Kapil Dev was a student at D.A.V. School and joined Desh Prem Azad in 1971. Domestic career Kapil Dev made an impressive debut for Haryana in November 1975 against Punjab with a 6 wicket haul, restricting Punjab to just 63 runs and helping Haryana to victory. Kapil finished the season with 12 wickets in 3 matches. In the 1976–77 season opener against Jammu & Kashmir, he had a match haul of 8/36 to win the match for his team. While his contributions for the rest of the season was ordinary, Haryana qualified for the pre quarterfinals. Kapil Dev achieved his then best innings haul of 7/20 in just 9 overs in the second innings to skittle Bengal for 58 runs in under 19 overs. Although Haryana lost to Bombay in the quarter finals, his form made the nation sit up and take notice. Kapil began his 1977–78 season claiming 8/38 in the first innings against Services. With 3 wickets in the second innings, he took his maiden 10-wicket haul in first-class cricket, a feat he would later achieve twice in Test cricket. With 23 wickets in 4 matches, he was selected for the Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Wills Trophy matches. For the 1978–79 season, Haryana had a repeat encounter with Bengal in the pre-quarterfinal match after a lackluster bowling season from Kapil Dev (12 wickets from 4 matches). Kapil Dev however scored 2 half-centuries in the group stage matches. In the pre- quarterfinal match, he rose to the occasion by taking a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. Poor batting by Haryana in the second innings meant Bengal could avenge their loss from 2 seasons back by scoring the required 161 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. Kapil Dev stood out in the Irani Trophy match scoring 62 runs coming in at number 8. He also took 5 catches in the game where Karnataka was defeated by the Rest of India XI. Kapil Dev arrived in the national spotlight with a trademark standout performance in the finals of the Duleep Trophy taking a first innings haul of 7/65 in 24 overs. Kapil was included in the North Zone squad for Deodhar Trophy and Wills Trophy for the first time. He played his first Test match in the season against Pakistan In the 1979–80 season, Kapil showed his batting talent with a maiden century against Delhi when he scored his career best 193. In the pre-quarterfinal match, where he captained Haryana for the first time against Uttar Pradesh, he took a five wicket haul in the second innings to advance to quarter finals where they lost to Karnataka. With Kapil cementing his place in the Indian national squad, his appearances in domestic matches dwindled. Haryana:- 1990–91 Ranji champions In the 1990–91 Ranji season, Haryana rode into the semi-finals on the back of the bowling performance of Chetan Sharma and the batting performance of Amarjit Kaypee. Kapil took centre stage in the semi-final against Bengal, where he led his team to a Mammoth score of 605 runs by scoring 141 as well as taking 5 wickets. The finals of the 1991 season will be remembered for the number of international cricketers who were part of the match with Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma, Ajay Jadeja and Vijay Yadav turning up for Haryana and Bombay cricket team represented by Sanjay Manjrekar, Vinod Kambli, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Salil Ankola and Abey Kuruvilla. Deepak Sharma (199), Ajay Jadeja (94) and Chetan Sharma (98) helped Haryana to a score of 522 while Yogendra Bhandari (5 wickets) and Kapil Dev (3 wickets) restricted Bombay to 410 runs in the first innings. A crucial 41 from Kapil and top scorer Banerjee (60) took Haryana to 242 runs, setting Bombay a target of 355 runs. After the initial wickets, Vengsarkar (139) and Tendulkar (96) fought back for the Bombay team. After Tendulkar's dismissal, Haryana took the final 6 wickets for 102 runs and Vengsarkar and Bombay were stranded 3 runs short of the target. Kapil won his maiden and only Ranji Trophy championship.[6][7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Dev 20-Apr-13 Kapil Dev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 11 Centuries Test Centuries Kapil Dev's Test Centuries No. Score 4s 6s Against Venue Date Result 1 126* 11 1 West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, New Delhi 24 January 1979 Draw 2 116 16 2 England Green Park Stadium, Kanpur 30 January 1982 Draw Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and 3 100* 13 3 West Indies 11 March 1983 Draw Tobago 18 September 4 119 21 0 Australia M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Tied 1986 17 December 5 163 19 1 Sri Lanka Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Draw 1986 6 109 18 0 West Indies M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 11 January 1988 India won by 255 runs 7 110 16 0 England The Oval, London 23 August 1990 Draw South 26 December South Africa won by 9 8 129 14 1 St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Africa 1992 wickets One Day International Centuries Kapil Dev's One Day International Centuries No. Score 4s 6s Against Venue Date Result 1 175* 16 6 Zimbabwe Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells 18 June 1983 India won by 31 runs List of Centuries by Opponent No.