Kapil dev: (born January 6

Kapil Dev (born January 6, 1959, Chandigarh, India) is an Indian cricketer and the greatest pace bowler in his country’s history. He is the only cricketer to have scored over 5,000 runs and taken more than 400 wickets in Test (international match) cricket. Kapil Dev took responsibility for the semi-final loss upon himself and never captained India again, although he continued to be India's first-choice pacer until he retired in 1994 as Test cricket's highest wicket-taker. After retirement, Kapil Dev became India's coach for a brief period. Find out the complete career history of Kapil Dev including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more Born on January 6, 1959, Kapil Dev is by far the best fast-bowling all-rounder India has ever produced. Along with Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev was considered the greatest all-rounder of his time. Kapil was India's strike bowler for close to 15 years, taking 434 wickets in Test cricket, a world record at the time. In 1983, Kapil captained India to their first World Cup win in England, playing arguably the greatest One-Day International innings along the way when he ...