Kapil Dev turns 63: Here Are Four Super Human Efforts From The India Cricket Legend

One
of
the
premier
all-rounders
to
have
played
the
game
along
with
Imran
Khan,
Richard
Hadlee
and
Ian
Botham
in
the
80s,
Kapil
made
9031
runs
across
356
international
matches
and
took
687
wickets.

He
had
also
held
the
position
of
the
leading
wicket-taker
in
Tests
with
434
wickets.
A
supremely
fit
athlete,
Kapil
hardly
missed
any
matches
due
to
injury
in
his
career.

Here

MyKhel
takes
at
a
few
memorable
performances
of
Kapil
Dev,
Kaps
for
many,
over
his
illustrious
career.

1
1983
World
Cup

This
is
the
crowning
jewel
of
his
career,
leading
India
to
the
1983
World
Cup
or
Prudential
Cup
as
it
was
known
them.
India
defeated
the
mighty
West
Indies
in
the
final
at
Lord’s
to
bag
their
maiden
cricket
World
Cup.
Kapil
accepting
the
trophy
at
the
Lord’s
balcony
remains
one
of
the
most
iconic
pictures
of
all
time.

2
Four
6s
off
Eddie
Hemmings

Kapil
was
at
the
fag
end
of
his
career
by
1990.
But
the
abilities
were
still
there
and
it
was
on
full
view
at
Lord’s.
A
triple
century
by
Graham
Gooch
and
hundreds
by
Allan
Lamb
and
Robin
Smith
led
England
to
653
for
4
and
India
were
tottering
despite
centuries
by
Ravi
Shastri
and
Mohammad
Azharuddin.
India
needed
24
more
runs
to
avoid
follow-on
with
a
wicket
remaining.

Kapil
did
the
best
possible
thing,
hammered
spinner
Hemmings
for
four
sixes
in
a
row
to
avoid
follow-on.
India
lost
that
Test
but
Kapil’s
77
off
75
balls
remains
fresh
in
everybody’s
mind.

3
Smashing
hundred
against
Zimbabwe

Kapil
lifted
India
from
the
depths
of
17
for
5
with
that
138-ball
175
at
Tunbridge
Wells
in
the
1983
World
Cup.
For
a
long
time,
it
stood
as
the
highest
score
in
ODI
cricket.
But
such
a
knock
in
the
early
80s
were
hard
to
imagine
when
batting
in
ODI
cricket
closely
mirrored
batting
in
Test
cricket.
Unfortunately,
the
match
was
never
televised
as
there
was
a
strike
in
BBC
that
day,
but
a
few
pictures
and
stories
have
kept
that
innings
alive.

4
5/28
at
MCG

In
the
80s,
a
Test
win
away
from
home
was
a
rare
and
precious
commodity.
But
India
achieved
it
against
a
full-fledged
Australia
in
1980-81
series
at
in
the
third
Test
at
Melbourne.
Despite
a
hundred
by
GR
Viswanath,
India
were
bundled
out
for
237
with
pace
bowlers
Dennis
Lillee
and
Len
Pascoe
making
life
tough
for
Indian
batsmen.
Once
Allan
Border
made
a
hundred,
the
Aussie
piled
419
for
a
substantial
lead.

But
an
improved
effort
in
second
innings
helped
India
score
324
and
set
the
Aussie
a
target
of
143.
But
Kapil
came
with
a
fine
five-wicket
haul
to
bowl
out
the
Australians
for
a
paltry
83.
Kapil
picked
up
the
big
wickets
of
Bruce
Yardley
and
Allan
Border
before
mopping
up
the
tail
dismissing
Rod
Marsh,
Dennis
Lillee
and
Jim
Higgs.