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Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj is an Indian former cricket team captain. Regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman.

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Kapil Dev
said · 1992
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India didn’t play particularly well, but if you ask me I would say my best memory is we beat eventual winners Pakistan in a league match.

Beating Pakistan, Kapil Dev's fondest 1992 World Cup memory

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Kapil Dev
said · 1992
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The uniforms are my other memory. In the beginning, they looked odd. In the cricket world, we were used to playing in whites.

Beating Pakistan, Kapil Dev's fondest 1992 World Cup memory

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Kapil Dev
said · 1992
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Back then, people were calling it pyjama cricket, but I think if you look back, you have to change yourself with the time and I think the administrators did the right thing.

His Views on One day cricket.

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Teams 4

Worcestershire County Cricket Club1984-1985
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club1981-1983
India national cricket team1978-1994
Haryana cricket team1975-1992

Awards 4

1983Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Arjuna Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri in sports

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Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj is an Indian former cricket team captain. Regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman. Dev is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored more than 5,000 runs in Test cricket.

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Born 1959 · age 67
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