Overview
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India publicly wished Kapil Dev on Tuesday, marking his 67th birthday, according to ANI reporting.
- Dev captained India to the 1983 World Cup title at Lord’s against the West Indies, a landmark that reshaped the nation’s cricketing trajectory.
- He remains the only cricketer with more than 5,000 Test runs and over 400 Test wickets, compiling 5,248 runs and 434 wickets in 131 Tests and 3,783 runs with 253 wickets in 225 ODIs.
- Signature feats include his unbeaten 175 against Zimbabwe after India were 17 for 5 at the 1983 World Cup and a 9 for 83 Test haul, the best bowling figures by a captain.
- His career has been recognised with the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, the Indian Cricketer of the Century honour, and ICC Hall of Fame induction, alongside notable stints for Haryana and in English county cricket.