| Names |
Kapil Dev
Ramlal Nikhanj |
| Date of
Birth |
January 06, 1959
– Chandigarh, India. |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian former
Cricketer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- June 25, 1983 - He captained the Indian cricket
team which won the first
ever Cricket World Cup on
this day.
- July 30, 1990 -
He created a record by hitting
four sixes off the last four
balls of the 20th over
bowled by Eddie Hemmings of England
at the test match at Lord's.
- February 08, 1994
- He surpassed Sir Richard Hadlee's
record of 431 test wickets (then
highest in test cricket)
- March 08, 2010 -
He was inducted into the ICC
Cricket Hall of Fame.
|
| Developments / Events |
- He was also India's
national cricket coach for
10 months from October 1999 and
August 2000.
- He was India's
main strike bowler for most
of his career.
- As a batsman, he was a
natural striker of the ball
who could hook and drive
effectively.
- He was a naturally
aggressive player.
- He was nicknamed The
Haryana Hurricane.
- He retired in 1994, holding the
world record for the most
number of wickets taken in Test
cricket, a record
subsequently broken by Courtney
Walsh in 2000.
- At that time, he was also
India's highest wicket taker
in both major forms of
cricket, Tests and ODIs.
- He is the only player in
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.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- Arjuna Award
(1980)
- Padma Shri
(1982)
- PADMA BHUSHAN
(1991)
- Wisden Cricketer of the
Year (1983)
- Wisden named him as the
Indian Cricketer of the Century
in 2002.
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