Kapil Dev

Sports Information

Real Name	Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj
Nick Name	The Haryana Hurricane, Kapil Paaji

Education Details

School	D.A.V. School

Personal Details

Languages Known	Hindi, English
Birth Place	Chandigarh, East Punjab, India
Nationality	Indian
Born on	6 January 1959
Gender	Male
Martial Status	Married

Family Details

Father Name	Ram Lal Nikhanj
Mother Name	Rajkumari

Professional Details

Skills	Batting - Right-handed; Bowling - Right arm fast-medium
Profession	All-Rounder

Physical Details

Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Career

Debut Year	16 October 1978 Against Pakistan In A Test Match
Best Known	The First World Cup Winning Captain Of Indian Cricket Team
Awards	Wisden Named Him, The Indian Cricketer of the Century In 2002
Achievements	Cricket World Cup 1983 He holds the record still as the youngest captain to win the World Cup for any team. He was just 24 when he grabbed the World Cup for India Kapil grabbed all the 10 wickets in an inning, twice in the Test Matches Kapil grabbed 5 wickets in an inning in Test Matches 23 times and once in an ODI His highest ODI score is 175* and his Test score is 163