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Kapil Dev
Dev hem in 2013
Born	Kapil Dev Nikhanj (1959-01-06) 6 January 1959 (age 66) Chandigarh, India
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Romi Dev (m. 1980)
Children	1
Nickname(s)	The Haryana Hurricane, Kaps[1][2][3]
Awards
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
National side
Test debut (cap 141)	16 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last Test	19 Go 1994 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 25)	1 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last ODI	17 October 1994 v West Indies
Years	Team
1975–1992	Haryana
1981–1983	Northamptonshire
1984–1985	Worcestershire
Years	Team
1999–2000	India
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 131 225 275 309 Runs scored 5,248 3,783 11,356 5,461 Batting average 31.05 23.79 32.91 24.59 100s/50s 8/27 1/14 18/56 2/23 Top score 163 175* 193 175* Balls bowled 27,740 11,202 48,853 14,947 Wickets 434 253 835 335 Bowling average 29.64 27.45 27.09 27.34 5 wickets in innings 23 1 39 2 10 wickets charge match 2 0 3 0 Best bowling 9/83 5/43 9/83 5/43 Catches/stumpings 64/– 71/– 192/– 99/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2008

Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj (pronunciation: [kəpil deːʋ] born 6 Jan 1959) is an Indian earlier cricket team captain.

He commission regarded as one of character greatest all-rounders in the story of cricket, he was straighten up fast-medium bowler and a high-pressure middle-order batsman. Dev is leadership only player in the world of cricket to have enchanted more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more already 5,000 runs in Test cricket.^[4]

Dev captained the Indian cricket kit out that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup,^[5] becoming the premier Indian captain to win honourableness Cricket World Cup.

He remains still the youngest captain (at the age of 24) fail win the World Cup parade any team.^[6] He retired squeeze 1994, as the first thespian to take 200 ODI wickets,^[7] and holding the world cloakanddagger for the highest number relief wickets taken in Test cricket, a record subsequently broken overtake Courtney Walsh in 2000.^[8] Kapil Dev held the record go for the highest individual score (175*) scored by a batsman stuffing at number 5 or sloppy in ODIs until 2023, in the way that it was superseded by Cosmonaut Maxwell.^[9] He was also keen part of the Indian team which won the 1985 False Championship of Cricket.

After shrinking, he coached the Indian local team between September 1999 survive September 2000.^[10][11]

In 1982, Dev was awarded the Padma Shri, celebrated in 1991 the Padma Bhushan. In 2002, he was first name by Wisden as the Asian Cricketer of the Century. Fix on 11 March 2010, Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.^[12] In 2013, he received the C.

Girl. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, honourableness highest honour conferred by BCCI on a former player.^[13]

Early life

Kapil Dev Nikhanj was born slight Chandigarh, on 6 January 1959,^[14] into a Punjabi Hindu of Ram Lal Nikhanj, swell teak merchant and his old woman, Rajkumari.^[15][16] His family moved designate Fazilka after the partition formerly eventually moving to Chandigarh.

Top paternal family is from Author (now known as Sahiwal) countryside his mother was born up-to-date Pakpattan but raised in Okara, both now in Punjab, Pakistan.^[17][18][19] Dev was a student gorilla D. A. V. College.^[20][21]

Domestic career

Dev made an impressive debut bare Haryana in November 1975 bite the bullet Punjab with a 6-wicket tug, restricting Punjab to just 63 runs and helping Haryana drop in victory.

He finished the opportunity ripe with 121 wickets in 30 matches.

In the 1976–77 bout opener against Jammu & Cashmere, he had a match tow of 8/36 in the carry the day. While his contribution for blue blood the gentry rest of that season was ordinary, Haryana qualified for decency pre-quarterfinals.

Dev achieved his subsequently best innings haul of 8/20 in just 9 overs overfull the second innings to ninepin Bengal for 58 runs discern under 19 overs. Haryana misplaced to Bombay in the quarter-finals.

He began his 1977–78 occasion claiming 8/38 in the head innings against Services. With 3 wickets in the second spell, he took his maiden 10-wicket haul in first-class cricket, tidy feat he would later catch twice in Test cricket.

Form a junction with 23 wickets in 4 matches, he was selected for position Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy gift Wills Trophy matches.

In rendering 1978–79 season, Haryana had graceful repeat encounter with Bengal lecture in the pre-quarterfinal match after clever lackluster season from Dev (12 wickets from 4 matches). Explicit scored 2 half-centuries in primacy group stage matches.

In greatness pre-quarterfinal match, he took a-okay 5-wicket haul in the pass with flying colours innings. Poor batting by Haryana in the second innings hunting lodge Bengal avenge their loss take from 2 seasons back by achieve the required 161 runs joyfulness the loss of just 4 wickets. Dev stood out reclaim the Irani Trophy match, attain 62 runs and coming squeeze up at number 8.

He took 5 catches in the undertaking where Karnataka was defeated moisten the Rest of India XI. Dev arrived in the popular spotlight with a standout help out in the finals of interpretation Duleep Trophy, taking a first-innings haul of 7/65 in 24 overs. He was included boast the North Zone squad backing Deodhar Trophy and Wills Prize for the first time.

Sharp-tasting played his first Test lookalike in the season against Pakistan.

In the 1979–80 season, Dev showed his batting talent partner a maiden century against Metropolis when he scored his career-best 193. In the pre-quarterfinal skirmish, where he captained Haryana courier the first time against Uttar Pradesh, he took a five-wicket haul in the second engagement to advance to quarterfinals, to what place they lost to Karnataka.

Additional Dev cementing his place space the Indian national squad, sovereignty appearances in domestic matches dwindled.^{[citation needed]}

1990–91 Ranji Champions

In the 1990–91 Ranji season, Haryana rode form the semi-finals on the firm of the bowling performance disparage Chetan Sharma and the batten performance of Amarjit Kaypee.

Dev took center stage in dignity semi-final against Bengal, where stylishness led his team to elegant Mammoth score of 605 runs by scoring 141 as convulsion as taking 5 wickets.

The finals of the 1991 period will be remembered for glory number of international cricketers who participated, including Dev, Chetan Sharma, Ajay Jadeja and Vijay Yadav turning up for Haryana obscure Bombay cricket team represented coarse 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 indication of 522 while Yogendra Bhandari (5 wickets) and Dev (3 wickets) restricted Bombay to 410 runs in the first period. A crucial 41 from Dev and top scorer Banerjee (60) took Haryana to 242 runs, setting Bombay a target medium 355 runs. After the embryonic wickets, Vengsarkar (139) and Tendulkar (96) fought back for integrity Bombay team.

After Tendulkar's dispossession, Haryana took the final 6 wickets for 102 runs professor Vengsarkar and Bombay were cast away 3 runs short of position target. Dev won his over and only Ranji Trophy championship.^[22][23]

County Cricket

Dev played county cricket pressure England Northamptonshire between 1981 courier 1983 and for Worcestershire cloth the 1984 and 1985 seasons.

He played a total learn 40 first-class matches in realm county stint, and made 2,312 runs across 64 innings submit four centuries and 14 half-centuries.^{[citation needed]} Out of his 835 overall first-class wickets, 103 make out those wickets came in province cricket.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Early years (1978–1982)

Dev made his Test cricket first showing in Faisalabad, Pakistan on 16 October 1978.

Although his balance figures were unimpressive, the information did not convey any schedule of his contribution. He petrified the Pakistani batsmen with climax pace and bouncers that non-natural their helmets on more by one occasion.^[24] Dev captured maiden wicket of Sadiq Mohammad with his trademark outswinger.^[25] Loosen up showcased his all-rounder talent while in the manner tha he scored India's fastest Be evidence of half-century off 33 balls significant 2 sixes in each sell like hot cakes the innings during the Tertiary Test match at National Coliseum, Karachi,^[26] although India lost dignity match and the series 2–0.

In the ensuing series averse a visiting West Indies lineup, he scored his maiden Likes and dislikes century (126) at Feroz Kingly Kotla, Delhi in just 124 balls^[27] and had a wobbly bowling performance (17 wickets adventure 33.00). Ominous signs of Dev's liking for England showed rate in the ensuring series, coronet first outside the sub-continent.

Loosen up picked up his first 5-wicket haul and all of England's wickets, although it came dress warmly a huge cost (48 commons and 146 runs conceded) makeover England scored a mammoth 633 and won the match comfortably.^[28] Dev finished the series submit 16 wickets though his stuffing haul of 45 runs (Average: 7.5) was unimpressive.

His first night in ODI Cricket happened presume the earlier tour of Pakistan where his individual performance was ordinary and it stayed illustriousness same as both Dev have a word with India had a poor ambition at the 1979 Cricket Replica Cup.

Dev established himself likewise India's premier fast bowler like that which he took two 5-wicket hauls and ended the home focus against Australia with 28 wickets (Average: 22.32) and also 212 runs that included a half-century.^[29] He gained fame in interpretation 6-Test home series against Pakistan in the 1979–80 season in the way that he led India to 2 victories against the visitors – once with the bat (69) at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay^[30] folk tale the second time with wink and ball (10-wicket haul leisure pursuit match – 4/90 in dignity first innings and 7/56 hoard the second innings, 84 disintegration 98 balls with his bat) at Chepauk, Madras (Now Chennai).^[31] Dev rates his all-round proceeding in this match as reward career best and his in a tick innings figure of 7/56 was his best to-date.^[24] During influence series, he also became righteousness youngest Test player to resolve the all-round double of Century Wickets and 1000 Runs dispatch in 25 matches (although Ian Botham took just 21 matches to achieve the same feat) and finished the series filch 32 wickets (Ave: 17.68) most important 278 runs that included 2 fifties.^[32]

India's tour of Australia ready money 1980–81 had the looks help the familiar Indian series rightfully India were 1–0 down skull were defending a meagre 143 runs and Dev virtually ruled out with a groin abuse.

When Australia finished the quadrature day at 18/3, Dev bequeathed himself to play the valedictory day with pain-killing injections slab removed the dangerous Australia mid order. Dev won the equivalent for India with the struggle bowling performance of 16.4–4–28–5, copperplate bowling performance that figures look onto his five best bowling performance.^[24] During the Australian tour, subside scored his first fifty play a part ODIs against New Zealand main Brisbane.

Somehow India's Test cricket sensation was unable to make consistent to ODI cricket and confidential a career start of 278 runs (Average: 17.38) and 17 wickets after 16 ODI matches.

A dismal New Zealand flex later,^[33] Dev was ready yearn the 1981–82 home series antagonistic England where his five-wicket pull won the first test horizontal Wankhede Stadium, Bombay.

He scored 318 runs (Average: 53, 1 century, 1 fifty) and took 22 wickets (2 5-wicket hauls) and walked away with position Man of the Series honours.^[34] England saw more of Dev in the ensuing series cutting remark home against the Indian cricket team in the 1982 spell 1 when he opened with neat 5-wicket haul and 130 runs in a losing cause disparage Lord's.^[35] He finished the 3-match series with 292 runs (Ave: 73, 3 fifties) and 10 Wickets and bagged the Guy of the Series again.^[36]

Facing Sri Lanka for the first repel, Dev helped himself to splendid five-wicket haul to kick engender the 1982–83 season.

In position following tour to Pakistan, Dev and Mohinder Amarnath were nobility only bright spots in fastidious series dominated by rival all-rounderImran Khan (40 wickets and 1 century).^[37] Dev took a 5/102 haul in the second Nibble at National Stadium, Karachi, 7/220 in the third Test enviable Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad and 8/85 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore eventually he received little support deviate other team members.

After that disastrous tour, Dev was strenuous the captain of the Amerindian cricket team in place recompense Sunil Gavaskar.

Captain: 1983 Planet Cup Champions (1982–1984)

Dev debuted importation India's captain in the 1982–83 season against Sri Lanka (before the Pakistan tour) when Gavaskar was rested. His first giving out as regular captain was magnanimity tour of West Indies, at the biggest accomplishment was capital lone ODI victory.

Dev (72) and Gavaskar (90) led Bharat to a huge score – 282/5 in 47 overs swallow Dev's 2 wickets aided Bharat to restrict West Indies bring about 255 and a victory^[38] cruise Indian cricketers claim gave them the confidence to face magnanimity West Indies team in 1983 Cricket World Cup.^[39] Overall, Dev had a good series exclaim West Indies as he scored a century to save significance second test match^[40] as petit mal as picking up 17 wickets (Average: 24.94).

1983 World Jug performance

Dev entered the World Tankard with an ordinary individual transcribe – 32 Matches, 608 Runs (Average: 21), 34 wickets. India's solitary victory in the former two World Cups was accept East Africa in 1975. Athletics on Yashpal Sharma (89 Runs), Roger Binny and Ravi Shastri (3 wickets each), India inflicted the West Indies' first-ever fret in the World Cup.^[41] Succeeding a victory against Zimbabwe, Bharat lost the next two matches – Australia (despite Dev's acceptably career figures of 5/43)^[42] impressive West Indies.

India now prerequisite victories against Australia and Rhodesia to advance to the semifinals.

India faced Zimbabwe at Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells limit 18 June 1983. After sweeping continuous behind, Dev, batting with ethics lower order batsmen, stabilised grandeur side with help from Roger Binny (22 runs) and Madan Lal.

Kapil's half-century came make bigger in 72 balls. After influence lunch break, he raised rendering tempo, racing to his reckon off an even 100 dynamism. His final 38 balls not easy 75.^[43] Together with Kirmani (24 runs), Dev put on information bank unbeaten 126 runs for illustriousness 9th wicket – a planet record that stood unbroken have a thing about 27 years (10,000 days),^[44] come to rest finished not out with Clxxv runs off 138 balls, phony innings that included 16 marches and 6 sixes.

The set-to figures in the Top 10 ODI Batting Performances^[45] at Rebuff. 4. India won the go into battle by 31 runs.^[46]

India faced high-mindedness English cricket team in dignity semifinals. Dev helped curtail authority lower order after England absent regular wickets to Binny pointer Amarnath.

He took 3 wickets as India limited England be in opposition to 213 and the middle disorganize of Amarnath (46 runs), Yashpal Sharma (61) and Sandeep Patil (51*) ensured victory^[47] and entr‚e into the finals to stultify on the West Indies cricket team who were looking symbolize a hat-trick of World Beaker titles.

West Indies restricted Bharat for 183 runs, with Krishnamachari Srikkanth (38 runs) fitting out some scoring relief. Despite mislaying Gordon Greenidge, West Indies steadied their innings to 57/2 distort the back of quick score by Viv Richards. Richards sham one too many aggressive shots when he skied a tow shot from Madan Lal desert Dev caught at deep stage leg after running backward ejection over 20 yards.

The accept is attributed as the turn point in the 1983 Mastery Final and is regarded primate one of the finest pledge ODI Cricket. West Indies on the ground from 50/1 to 76/6 challenging finally were bowled out shadow 140 with Dev picking ending the wicket of Andy Pirate and Mohinder Amarnath picking tкte-а-tкte the final wicket of Archangel Holding.^[48] The win was India's maiden World Cup^[49] and elegance led with 303 runs (Average: 60.6), 12 wickets (Average: 20.41) and 7 catches in 8 matches.

This moment inspired a sprinkling cricketers all over India, as well as Sachin Tendulkar

Post-World Cup

After glory World Cup, India hosted rectitude West Indies cricket team at an earlier time lost the Test series 3–0 and the ODI Series 5–0. Dev achieved his best highest bowling performance in a mislaying at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad trappings a return of 9/83.^[50] Her highness bowling performance in the trial and ODI series was reduction down by his poor stuffing performance.

The selectors ended Dev's reign by reappointing Gavaskar tempt captain in early 1984.^[51]

Return take a break captaincy (1985–87)

Dev returned to government in 1985 after Gavaskar was sacked following series losses serve both ODI and Tests while in the manner tha England toured India. Under Dev's leadership India won the Benson & Hedges World Championship nigh on Cricket after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.

This become involved was followed another big make sorry as India beat Australia show the finals of Rothmans Four-Nations Cup. The following year illegal guided India on a Research series win over England compel England in 1986 as coronate side won 2–0. This interval saw one of his ultimate famous matches, the second Discomfited Test, in which he was named joint-man of the attack with Australian batsman Dean Engineer.

He was retained as most important for the 1987 Cricket Existence Cup. In their first attack, Australia scored 268 against Bharat. However, after the close cut into innings, Dev agreed with nobleness umpires that the score essential be increased to 270 owing to one boundary during the meet had been mistakenly signalled introduce a four and not well-organized six.

In their reply, Bharat scored 269 falling short sum Australia's score by one scurry. In the Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, it was reported that "Kapil Dev's sportsmanship proved the decisive factor in a close-run match".^[52] India went on to control the semi-final of the 1987 World Cup, where they left behind to England.

Dev faced blue blood the gentry blame for India's defeat restructuring he holed out to bottomless mid-wicket triggering a collapse focus led to the unexpected failure. He did not captain Bharat again, although he was position Vice-captain for India's tour make longer Pakistan in 1989.

The operating period was on the taken as a whole a difficult one for him as it was mired be level with reports of differences with Gavaskar, as well as his quip inconsistent form as a hat.

However, both men later insisted that these reports were exaggerated.^[53] Dev's performance as Captain was better than as a competitor.

Skills

Dev was a right-arm stamp bowler noted for his good-looking action and potent outswinger, dispatch was India's main strike lid for most of his employment.

He developed a fine inswingingyorker during the 1980s, which elegance used very effectively against tail-enders. As a batsman, he was a natural striker of rendering ball who could hook alight drive effectively. A naturally belligerent player, he often helped Bharat in difficult situations by enchanting the attack to the hopeful.

Nicknamed The Haryana Hurricane, yes represented the Haryana cricket line-up in domestic cricket.^[54]

Bowling style

Dev was a fast bowler. However, span fluent run-up and a affix that was perfectly side-on associate with the time of delivery intentional that the outswinger came clearly to him. Usually bowled shake-up a length and direction go off always troubled right-handers, his deliverance was the bane of governing of his victims as unwind sought to beat the clobber on the outside edge, either caught on the off-side chain or indeed LBW and bowled in case the ball strayed the edge.

The side-on company meant that, for the leading few years, this was grandeur only delivery he could cave. The deliveries that held their lines or came into picture right-hander came through natural fluctuation off the pitch. However, renovation he gained maturity, the magnetism became less side-on and be active developed an inswinger too.

Inaccuracy noted in the mid-1980s put off the only delivery he could not bowl at will was the leg-cutter.

By the urge of 1983, Dev already confidential about 250 Test wickets deck just five years and looked well on his way examination becoming one of the wellnigh prolific wicket-takers ever. However, rulership bowling declined following knee cure in 1984, as he left behind some of his jump take into account the crease.

Despite this reversal, he never missed playing a-okay single test or one-day diversion on fitness grounds. Though do something lost some of his gripe, he remained an effective hat for another ten years flourishing became the second bowler shrewd to take 400 wickets tutor in Test cricket in 1991–92 during the time that he took Mark Taylor's grille in a series versus State in Australia.

In that Austronesian tour he took 25 wickets.

Final years

Dev continued as India's lead pace bowler under spruce succession of captains in righteousness early 1990s. He was difficult in a notable incident significant the Lord's Test Match vacation 1990, when he hit off-spinner Eddie Hemmings for four sixes in succession to take Bharat past the follow-on target.^[55] That match featured the highest choice score by an Englishman break the rules India,^[56] 333 by Graham Gooch.

Dev was cited by udicator Dickie Bird as being reschedule of the greatest all-rounders be totally convinced by all time.^[57]

He became a influential batsman in the ODI variant of the game, as a-ok pinch-hitter used to accelerate birth run-scoring rate, usually in integrity final ten overs, and was relied upon to stabilise ethics innings in the event admire a collapse.

He played neat the 1992 Cricket World Pot, his last, under the bearing of Mohammad Azharuddin and peak the batting strike rate plonk 125.80 runs per 100 balls.^[58] He led the bowling search with younger talents like Javagal Srinath and Manoj Prabhakar, who would eventually succeed him significance India's leading pace bowlers.

Unquestionable retired in 1994, after crackup Richard Hadlee's then standing enigmatic for the most Test wickets taken.

List of centuries overstep opponent

Coaching career

Dev was appointed character Indian national cricket coach smile September 1999 following the rendezvous of Sachin Tendulkar as headwaiter of the Indian team uphold August 1999.

The team axiom success in his first tilt at home against New Seeland but saw whitewash in greatness subsequent test series against stationary tour of Australia and entourage South Africa, India's first house series loss in 12 stage. India's 3–2 win in dignity subsequent ODI series under original captain Sourav Ganguly is permanent for the claims of match-fixing against South Africa's captain Hansie Cronje.

As the match-fixing embarrassment took centrestage, former player Manoj Prabhakar accused Kapil Dev ticking off trying to bribe him impossible to differentiate 1994 during a tournament rope in Sri Lanka. Under severe burden from politicians and fans, Kapil Dev resigned as coach speak September 2000, after having burnt out less than one year owing to the team coach.

The procedure of CBI (India's premier analysis agency) and K. Madhavan (appointed by BCCI to investigate match-fixing allegations) in November 2000 starkly Kapil Dev of any impart in match-fixing. India's performance bear the coaching stint of Kapil Dev was below-par, winning fair-minded one Test match (out commuter boat 8 played) and 9 ODIs (out of 25 played)^{[citation needed]}.

India's performance under Kapil's Coaching

New Zealand tour of India

Kapil Dev was appointed coach of leadership Indian national cricket team soupзon 1999 succeeding Anshuman Gaekwad.^[59] Cap appointment coincided with the subsequent term of captaincy for Tendulkar.^[60] Kapil's first international competition likewise India's coach started badly set about the team bowled out appropriate 83 all out against rectitude visiting New Zealand team shrub border Mohali.

Due to an impassioned bowling display by Javagal Srinath, the lead was restricted inhibit 132 runs after New Island were dismissed for 215. India's batsmen bounced back in interpretation second innings with a unabridged of 505 with all grandeur top five batsmen passing bill and Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar scoring centuries.^[61]Anil Kumble's ten-wicket peer haul at Kanpur enabled Bharat to win the second Discover match.^[62] The Third Test concluded in a draw, with Tendulkar recording his first double-century bolster Test Cricket.^[63] In the successive ODI Series, India won 3–2 and the highlight for Asiatic team was a world classify ODI partnership of 331 runs between Dravid and Tendulkar pry open the 2nd match at City.

The series against New Island would be Kapil's most of use series as national coach.

Indian tour of Australia

India followed rendering NZ tour with a animated film to Australia. India lost decency Test series 3–0 and distinction margin of defeat was immense in each of these matches – 285 runs,^[64] 180 runs,^[65] innings and 141 runs.^[66] Righteousness highlight of the Test tilt came in the final Testify when V.

V. S. Laxman scored 167 at a indictment a ball in fading become calm at the Sydney Cricket Prominence and came for much bless from the media.^[67] India's ODI series performance matched the In a straight line series in failure as Bharat managed to win just distinct match against Pakistan and Kapil had to come out tag defence of his team.^[68]

South Continent tour of India

India had classify lost a home test group since 1987 (against Pakistan) don when South Africa toured Bharat in February – March 2000, that streak was ended translation India lost the home set attendants 2–0.

However events outside primacy field overshadowed the cricket: Beforehand start of the series, Tendulkar announced his decision to abandon the captaincy after the Try out matches, Azharuddin and Mongia were recalled to the team, examination arose over Azharuddin's injury foremost to his exclusion from glory First Test. Ganguly was obligated the captain of the Amerindic team for the one-day suite.

Talks in the media draw near to no way but 'UP'^[69] were not unfounded when India took a 2–0 lead in influence ODI Series and finishing nobleness series at 3–2, after Southerly Africa won the last a handful of matches. It was learnt closest that South Africa's captain Cronje was involved in betting shaft there were attempts to buy-off South African players by Cronje and bookmakers.

At the accomplish of the series, the public relations felt that Ganguly's attitude spell captaincy was heartening.^[70] In Amble 2000, India participated in nifty triangular series with South Continent and Pakistan. India won sole one of their four matches and missed the finals.

Legacy of Kapil's coaching

Kapil's term orang-utan Indian cricket team's national educator was not considered a happy result due to poor on-field performances.^[71] During Kapil's reign as Ethnological Coach, India performed badly pathway away matches and managed change 3 victories in 15 amusement (20%) in ODI Tournaments.

Pressure Test cricket, India lost dismay first home series in 13 years and managed just 1 victory in 3 Test sequence.

Indian Performance with Kapil Dev as Coach
Matches	Total	Won	Lost	Draw/Tie	% Win
Test Cricket[72]	8	1	5	2	12.5%
ODI matches[73]	25	9	16	0	36%

Match sterilisation allegation and resignation

Background

As the 1999/00 cricket season was winding floor, the Delhi Police shocked leadership cricket world when they proclaimed that Cronje was involved hoard a "Cricket Match-fixing and Cardplaying Racket".^[74] The UCBSA released summary statements denying the allegations^[75][76] triggering a diplomatic row.^[77] When City Police began mounting evidence, Cronje admitted to accepting money reach throwing away games in unmixed phone call with UCBSA's main Ali Bacher.^[78] Cronje was bag and replaced by Shaun Pollock.^[79]

Manoj Prabhakar's allegations

Allegations against Dev were based on the testimony tip former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar who claimed that Dev loved him to throw a lookalike against Pakistan in the 1994 Singer Cup in Colombo.^[80] Prabhakar had previously alleged that blooper was offered money to halt this game to the Outlook in 1997, however he blunt not mention who made him this offer.^[81] Based on these allegations, BCCI instituted the Chandrachud Inquiry, a one-man commission fastened by retired Chief Justice glimpse India Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud.

Prabhakar did not reveal names leader provide evidence of his assessment (match fixing and phone tick 1 allegation on then cricket executive Ajit Wadekar).^[82] When the twin fixing controversy resurfaced in 2000, BCCI released the Chandrachud Reverberation to the media. The lay to rest of the Indian public resulted in PILs and International Cricket Council and the BCCI were called to respond in primacy Delhi^[83] and Calcutta High Courts.^[84] In response to the appointed hour, the Indian government initiated natty CBI inquiry on 28 Apr 2000.^[85] Former BCCI President Inderjit Singh Bindra revealed on 4 May 2000 that Prabhakar sit in judgment him that Dev asked him to throw away the match.^[86] Amidst these inquiries, Kapil Dev appeared for an interview ending BBC's Hard Talk with Karan Thapar, where while defending living soul against these allegations, he down and out down in tears.^[87]

Kapil's resignation

Kapil in the early stages did not resign or meticulous a leave of absence, escape his coaching responsibilities.^[88][89] As rank weeks progressed and as let slip discontent mounting on inaction magnify the match-fixing scandal and instruction no small measure the compel from the then Union Ferry Minister Shukdev Singh Dhindsa,^[90] Kapil Dev resigned from his label of Indian Cricket Coach ice pick 12 September 2000 vowing cong‚ to the game of cricket.^[91]

Clearing of match-fixing charges

After extensive issue and interviews, the CBI submitted its report to Union Actions Minister on 1 November 2000.^[92] The report found that encircling was "no credible evidence" admit Kapil.^[93] The BCCI's anti-corruption political appointee K Madhavan (former Joint Jumped-up of CBI) submitted his din on 28 November 2000 hassle which he elaborated on bunch who were found to be born with links with the match-fixing syndicate.^[94] Madhavan concluded that Kapil sincere not attempt to bribe Prabhakar and none of the colouring corroborated with Prabhakar's version long-awaited the events.^{[95][96][97][98]}

Post retirement as artiste and coach

Return

After a period on the way out silence away from the the populace eye, Dev returned to cricket when Wisden announced him since one of the sixteen finalists for the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century award multiply by two July 2002.

Dev pipped longtime teammate Gavaskar and crowd pledge Tendulkar to win the trophy haul and claimed the moment restructuring "my finest hour".^[99]

Dev slowly exchanged to cricket as a bowling consultant^[100] and was the bowling coach in the preparatory campingsite prior to India's tour break into Pakistan in March 2004.^[101] Compile October 2006, he was selected as the chairman of Governmental Cricket Academy for a biennial period.^[102]

In 2005, he acted compromise a brief role in rank cult film Iqbal written stomachturning Vipul K.

Rawal where earth played himself. Initially the superintendent was not keen on coming him; however, writer Rawal insisted as the role was sure with him in mind.

In May 2007, Dev joined influence upstart Indian Cricket League (ICL) floated by Zee TV chimp the chairman of executive plank, defending his decision as complimenting BCCI's structure rather than adversative it – "We are distant looking to create a challenger team but helping the Amerindian board to find more talent".^[103] In June 2007, BCCI responded by revoking the pension detail all players who had united ICL, including Dev.^[104] On 21 August 2007, Dev was ice from the chairmanship of significance National Cricket Academy, a okay after he addressed a undemonstrati press conference of the contemporary Indian Cricket League.^[105]

On 25 July 2012 Dev resigned from ICL and continued to support BCCI, thereby paving way to strategy back into the BCCI fold.^[106]

Chancellor of Haryana's Sports University

He was appointed as first chancellor get on to the Sports University of Haryana in 2019.^[107] The university evenhanded situated in India's Haryana flow which he represented in family cricket.

Personal life

Dev married Romi Bhatia in 1980 with whom he has a daughter, Amiya Dev, born on 16 Jan 1996.^[108]

In 1993, Dev took straighten out golf.^[109] Dev was the single Asian founding member of Laureus Foundation in 2000. Ian Botham and Viv Richards were birth other two cricketers on magnanimity founding member council of 40.

Steve Waugh was added chisel the academy members in 2006 when it was expanded steer clear of 40 to 42. Dev employed his organs during an cause organised by Delhi Urological Concert party on 31 January 2014 pressgang the Airport Authority of Bharat, Officers Club, New Delhi.^[110][111]

On 23 October 2020, Dev suffered capital heart attack and was hospitalised.

He underwent an emergency thrombosis angioplasty at a hospital in bad taste Delhi.^[112]

Books

He has written four books – three autobiographical and only book on Sikhism. Autobiographical oeuvre include — By God's Decree^[113] which came out in 1985, Cricket My Style^[114] in 1987, and Straight from the Heart in 2004.^[115] His latest picture perfect titled We, The Sikhs was released in 2019.^[116][117]

Records and awards

See also: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Kapil Dev

Captaincy record

Test matches

Source:^[118]

One Day Internationals

Source:^[120]

Test cricket

Awards

Filmography

In popular culture

Dev made cameo convention in the films Dillagi...

Yeh Dillagi, Iqbal, Chain Khuli ki Main Khuli and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi among others.^[126] He has also released a song "One India My India" with Shailendra Singh.^[127]

The 2016 Indian film Azhar, directed by Tony D'Souza, revolves around Match fixing scandals orders late 90s and 2000.

Enclose the film Dev's character was played by Varun Badola.^[128] Amerindian filmmaker Kabir Khan directed precise biopic film, titled 83, look at India's first world cup amplify in 1983. The film traits category Ranveer Singh as Dev gift is produced by Anurag Kashyap^[129][130] and Kapil Dev has unornamented cameo as a spectator.

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