Cricketing fraternity celebrates Kapil Dev's birthday

He is the greatest fast bowler India has produced. He is one of the greatest bowling all-rounders of all time. He led India to 1983 World Cup triumph. He was voted India’s Cricketer of the Century, ahead of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. He is Wisden’s Indian Cricketer of the Century. Happy Birthday to the great Kapil Dev!

Tests – 5,248 runs, 434 wickets
ODIs – 3,783 runs, 253 wickets

Happy Birthday to India's 1983 @cricketworldcup winning captain, and one of the game's greatest ever all rounders, @therealkapildev! pic.twitter.com/fk1uNQJmzS

— ICC (@ICC) January 6, 2018

Here's wishing a very happy birthday to former #TeamIndia Captain @therealkapildev pic.twitter.com/kwdXf3y0e8

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2018

Wishing a very happy birthday to a childhood hero and one of the greatest ever cricketers to have graced the game , @therealkapildev ! pic.twitter.com/MDAqr5n7mO

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 6, 2018

Wishing @therealkapildev Paaji a very very happy birthday.?✌️ You always have been an inspiration and will continue to do so. May God bless you always.

— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) January 6, 2018

Happy Birthday @therealkapildev Paaji . Your discipline ,exemplary fitness and extraordinary skills with bat and ball are the inspiration behind many of us taking to Cricket. pic.twitter.com/IsQlBgsd1s

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 6, 2018

Happy birthday paji ?? @therealkapildev pic.twitter.com/wlXnigdXk7

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 6, 2018

Today in 1984 @ Kolkata against England: Kapil Dev missed his only Test of his career. He had by then appeared in 66 consecutive Tests.
He then went on to play another 65 Tests in a row!
He never missed a Test because of fitness, not bad for a player who had to bat, bowl & field! pic.twitter.com/OAZI1QYC4f

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 31, 2017

Kapil overcame huge odds to become one of the leading fast bowlers of his era; his contemporaries included Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and Imran Khan. The arrival of Kapil Dev was considered godsend for a country starved of fast bowlers. Not just the ability with the ball in hand, Kapil’s batting was as good as any top order batsman.

In 131 appearances in Test cricket, Kapil accumulated 5248 runs at 31.05 while picking 434 wickets, a record at the time. In One Day Internationals, Kapil scored 3783 runs in 225 matches, which included a famous career-best innings of 175 (not out) in a World Cup match against Zimbabwe.
Here’s wishing a very happy birthday to the legend.

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