Happy Birthday Kapil Dev
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Jan 06, 2018, 04:23 PM
Mumbai, Jan 06: Former Indian Skipper Kapil Dev has turned 59 today. He is first Indian cricketer to bring world cup to India in 1983 world cup.
He grabbed the title(World Cup) on October 16, 1978.It was the day 19-year-old Kapil Dev made his Test debut against arch-rivals Pakistan at Faisalabad.
India managed to draw the Test match with Kapil scoring just 8 runs and picking just 1 wicket in the game.
Kapil went on to represent India in 131 Test matches over a career spanning 16 years during which time he picked up 434 wickets at an average of 29.64 with 23 five-wicket hauls.
He was the first all-rounder cricketer to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs.
VVS Laxman wished the player as Wishing a very happy birthday to a childhood hero and one of the greatest ever cricketers to have graced the game.