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{{Infobox cricketer | {{Infobox cricketer | ||
| name = Kapil Dev | | name = Kapil Dev | ||
| caption = Dev in | | caption = Dev in 2012 | ||
| image = Kapil Dev | | image = Kapil Dev for a cricket show for Aajtak.jpg | ||
| fullname = Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj | | fullname = Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1959|1|6|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1959|1|6|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]] | ||
| batting = Right-handed | | batting = Right-handed | ||
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast | | bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] | ||
| role = [[All-rounder]] | | role = [[All-rounder]] | ||
| nickname = The Haryana Hurricane,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidesport.co/kapil-dev-health-update-haryana-hurricane-flashes-double-thumbs-up-to-say-i-am-doing-well/|title=Kapil Dev Health Update : Haryana Hurricane flashes double thumbs up to say ‘I am doing well’|work=[[Inside Sports]]|date=24 October 2020|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Kapil Paaji<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/get-well-soon-paaji-cricket-fraternity-wishes-kapil-dev-speedy-recovery/articleshow/78828181.cms|title=Get well soon paaji': Cricket fraternity wishes Kapil Dev speedy recovery|work =[[Times of India]]|date=23 October 2020|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> | | nickname = The Haryana Hurricane,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidesport.co/kapil-dev-health-update-haryana-hurricane-flashes-double-thumbs-up-to-say-i-am-doing-well/|title=Kapil Dev Health Update : Haryana Hurricane flashes double thumbs up to say ‘I am doing well’|work=[[Inside Sports]]|date=24 October 2020|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Kapil Paaji<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/get-well-soon-paaji-cricket-fraternity-wishes-kapil-dev-speedy-recovery/articleshow/78828181.cms|title=Get well soon paaji': Cricket fraternity wishes Kapil Dev speedy recovery|work =[[Times of India]]|date=23 October 2020|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
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'''Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Kapil Dev |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Kapil+Dev |website=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]] |date=2014}}</ref> (born 6 January 1959) is a former [[Indian cricket team|Indian cricketer]]. He was a fast medium bowler and a hard hitting middle order batsman. Widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to play the game, he is also regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. He led India to win its first Cricket World Cup title in 1983. He was named by [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] as the ''Indian Cricketer of the Century'' in 2002. | '''Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Kapil Dev |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Kapil+Dev |website=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]] |date=2014}}</ref> (born 6 January 1959) is a former [[Indian cricket team|Indian cricketer]]. He was a fast medium bowler and a hard hitting middle order batsman. Widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to play the game, he is also regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. He is honorary [[Lieutenant colonel|Lieutenant Colonel]] with the [[Territorial Army (India)|Indian Territorial Army]]. He led India to win its first Cricket World Cup title in 1983. He was named by [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] as the ''Indian Cricketer of the Century'' in 2002. | ||
Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=On this day: India win the 1983 World Cup|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/749173|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref> and in the process became first | Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=On this day: India win the 1983 World Cup|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/749173|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref> and in the process became first Indian Captain to win Cricket World Cup. He was the coach of the [[India national cricket team|Indian national team]] between September 1999 and September 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-30|title=Kapil Dev resigns as India’s coach in 2000|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/kapil-dev-was-appointed-as-the-coach-of-the-indian-team-during-sachin-tendulkars-captaincy-in-september-1999-499471|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}}</ref> He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the greatest number of wickets taken in [[Test cricket]], a record subsequently broken by [[Courtney Walsh]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: Walsh breaks Kapil's record|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/mar/27walsh.htm|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> At the time, he was also India's highest wicket-taker in both major forms of cricket, Tests and [[One Day International|ODIs]]. He is the first player to take 200 ODI wickets.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej1wY_kaiqc</ref> He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more than 5000 runs in Tests,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/kapil-dev-the-master-of-all-crafts-slideshow/wisdomicketer-of-the-century-photo-171922835|title=The Master of All Crafts|work=Yahoo Cricket India|access-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017233043/https://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/kapil-dev-the-master-of-all-crafts-slideshow/wisden-cricketer-of-the-century-photo-171922835.html|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> making him one of the greatest [[all-rounder]]s in the history of cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Greatest Cricket All-Rounders of All Time|url=https://www.stadiumtalk.com/s/greatest-cricket-all-rounders-991716cbc15c45da|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.stadiumtalk.com|language=en}}</ref> On 11 March 2010, Dev was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref name="HallofFame">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/451248.html?CMP=chrome|title=Kapil Dev inducted into Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=11 March 2010}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Dev was born as Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj | Dev was born as Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj to Ram Lal Nikhanj, a teak merchant and to his mother ,Rajkumari in [[Chandigarh]] on 6 January 1959. His family moved to [[Fazilka]] after the [[Partition of India|Partition]] before eventually moving to [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-20|title=Kapil Dev’s opens up on his Pakistan connection|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/kapil-devs-opens-up-on-his-pakistan-connection-174525|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-20|title=Indian cricket’s tough guy Kapil opens up to reveal emotional side|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1126451|access-date=2021-03-25|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-20|title=How Kapil Dev was welcome in his native village in Pakistan 36 years ago|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/how-kapil-dev-was-welcome-in-his-native-village-in-pakistan-12669.html|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref> Dev was a student at D.A.V. School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020725/cth1.htm|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=I am still learning, for life never stops educating you, says Kapil Dev|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/i-am-still-learning-for-life-never-stops-educating-you-says-kapil-dev/cid/1680989|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> | ||
==Domestic career== | ==Domestic career== | ||
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In the [[1976–77 Indian cricket season|1976–77 season]] opener against [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]], he had a match haul of 8/36 in the win. While his contribution for the rest of that season was ordinary, Haryana qualified for the pre-quarterfinals. Dev achieved his then best innings haul of 8/20 in just 9 overs in the second innings to skittle [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] for 58 runs in under 19 overs. Haryana lost to [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the quarter-finals. | In the [[1976–77 Indian cricket season|1976–77 season]] opener against [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]], he had a match haul of 8/36 in the win. While his contribution for the rest of that season was ordinary, Haryana qualified for the pre-quarterfinals. Dev achieved his then best innings haul of 8/20 in just 9 overs in the second innings to skittle [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] for 58 runs in under 19 overs. Haryana lost to [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the quarter-finals. | ||
He began his [[1977–78 Indian cricket season|1977–78 season]] claiming 8/38 in the first innings against [[Services cricket team|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. | He began his [[1977–78 Indian cricket season|1977–78 season]] claiming 8/38 in the first innings against [[Services cricket team|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. | ||
In the [[1978–79 Indian cricket season|1978–79 season]], Haryana had a repeat encounter with Bengal in the pre-quarterfinal match after a lackluster season from Dev (12 wickets from 4 matches). He scored 2 half-centuries in the group stage matches. In the pre-quarterfinal match, he took a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. Poor batting by Haryana in the second innings let Bengal avenge their loss from 2 seasons back by scoring the required 161 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. Dev stood out in the [[Irani Trophy]] match, scoring 62 runs and coming in at number 8. He took 5 catches in the game where [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] was defeated by the Rest of India XI. Dev arrived in the national spotlight with a standout performance in the finals of the [[Duleep Trophy]], taking a first-innings haul of 7/65 in 24 overs. He was included in the [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] squad for [[Deodhar Trophy]] and Wills Trophy for the first time. He played his first Test match in the season against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]]. | In the [[1978–79 Indian cricket season|1978–79 season]], Haryana had a repeat encounter with Bengal in the pre-quarterfinal match after a lackluster season from Dev (12 wickets from 4 matches). He scored 2 half-centuries in the group stage matches. In the pre-quarterfinal match, he took a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. Poor batting by Haryana in the second innings let Bengal avenge their loss from 2 seasons back by scoring the required 161 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. Dev stood out in the [[Irani Trophy]] match, scoring 62 runs and coming in at number 8. He took 5 catches in the game where [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] was defeated by the Rest of India XI. Dev arrived in the national spotlight with a standout performance in the finals of the [[Duleep Trophy]], taking a first-innings haul of 7/65 in 24 overs. He was included in the [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] squad for [[Deodhar Trophy]] and Wills Trophy for the first time. He played his first Test match in the season against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]]. | ||
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In the [[1990–91 Indian cricket season|1990–91 Ranji season]], [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] rode into the semi-finals on the back of the bowling performance of [[Chetan Sharma]] and the batting performance of [[Amarjit Kaypee]]. Dev took centre stage in the semi-final against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]], where he led his team to a Mammoth score of 605 runs by scoring 141 as well as taking 5 wickets. | In the [[1990–91 Indian cricket season|1990–91 Ranji season]], [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] rode into the semi-finals on the back of the bowling performance of [[Chetan Sharma]] and the batting performance of [[Amarjit Kaypee]]. Dev took centre stage in the semi-final against [[Bengal cricket team|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 participated, including Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma, [[Ajay Jadeja]] and [[Vijay Yadav (cricketer)|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 Dev (3 wickets) restricted Bombay to 410 runs in the first innings. A crucial 41 from Dev 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. Dev won his maiden and only Ranji Trophy championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/331177.html|title=Loss and longing in Bombay|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|date=1 May 2002|access-date=7 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1990-91/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/BOM_HRYNA_RJI-FINAL_03-07MAY1991.html|title=Scorecard – Ranji Trophy, 1990/91, Final, Bombay v Haryana|date=7 May 1991|access-date=7 April 2008}}</ref> | The finals of the 1991 season will be remembered for the number of international cricketers who participated, including Kapil Dev, [[Chetan Sharma]], [[Ajay Jadeja]] and [[Vijay Yadav (cricketer)|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 Dev (3 wickets) restricted Bombay to 410 runs in the first innings. A crucial 41 from Dev 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. Dev won his maiden and only Ranji Trophy championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/331177.html|title=Loss and longing in Bombay|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|date=1 May 2002|access-date=7 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1990-91/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/BOM_HRYNA_RJI-FINAL_03-07MAY1991.html|title=Scorecard – Ranji Trophy, 1990/91, Final, Bombay v Haryana|date=7 May 1991|access-date=7 April 2008}}</ref> | ||
====County stint==== | ====County stint==== | ||
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* In early 1994, he became the [[List of Test cricket records#Most career wickets|highest Test wicket-taker in the world]], breaking the record held by Sir [[Richard Hadlee]]. Dev's record was broken by [[Courtney Walsh]] in 1999. | * In early 1994, he became the [[List of Test cricket records#Most career wickets|highest Test wicket-taker in the world]], breaking the record held by Sir [[Richard Hadlee]]. Dev's record was broken by [[Courtney Walsh]] in 1999. | ||
* Only player to have achieved the all-rounder's double of 4,000 Test runs and 400 Test wickets | * Only player to have achieved the all-rounder's double of 4,000 Test runs and 400 Test wickets | ||
* Most innings in a career (184) without being [[run out]]<ref name="Walmsley">{{cite book|last=Walmsley|first=Keith|title=Mosts Without in Test Cricket|year=2003|publisher=Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd|location=Reading, England |isbn=0947540067|pages=457}}.</ref> | * Most runs (5248)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Steven|title=How many batters have survived two hat-trick balls in the same Test innings?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-how-many-batters-have-survived-two-hat-trick-balls-in-the-same-test-innings-1273530|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> and most innings in a career (184) without being [[run out]]<ref name="Walmsley">{{cite book|last=Walmsley|first=Keith|title=Mosts Without in Test Cricket|year=2003|publisher=Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd|location=Reading, England |isbn=0947540067|pages=457}}.</ref> | ||
* Youngest test cricketer to take 100 (21 years, 25 days), 200 (24 years, days) and 300 wickets(27 years, 2 days)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638762.html|title=Ask Steven|work=Cricinfo|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref> | * Youngest test cricketer to take 100 (21 years, 25 days), 200 (24 years, days) and 300 wickets(27 years, 2 days)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638762.html|title=Ask Steven|work=Cricinfo|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
* Best bowling figures in an innings of a test match as captain (9/83) and in fact, he is the only captain to take a 9 wicket haul in a test innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283939.html|title=Best bowling in a test innings as captain|work=cricinfo}}</ref> | * Best bowling figures in an innings of a test match as captain (9/83) and in fact, he is the only captain to take a 9 wicket haul in a test innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283939.html|title=Best bowling in a test innings as captain|work=cricinfo}}</ref> | ||