Kapil Dev Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj (born 6 January 1959), better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian

cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 19 ! "ricket #or$d "up. %amed by #isden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in &''&,(&)*api$ +e, was a$so India-s nationa$ cricket coach for 1' months between .ctober 1999 and /u0ust &'''. *api$ was a ri0ht1arm pace bow$er noted for his 0racefu$ action and potent outswin0er, and was India-s main strike bow$er for most of his career. He a$so de,e$oped a fine inswin0in0 yorker durin0 the 19 's, which he used ,ery effecti,e$y a0ainst tai$1enders. /s a batsman, he was a natura$ striker of the ba$$ who cou$d hook and dri,e effecti,e$y. / natura$$y a00ressi,e p$ayer, he often he$ped India in difficu$t situations by takin0 the attack to the opposition. %icknamed The Haryana Hurricane, he represented the Haryana cricket team in domestic cricket.(!) He retired in 1992, ho$din0 the wor$d record for the most number of wickets taken in 3est cricket, a record subse4uent$y broken by "ourtney #a$sh in &'''. /t the time, he was a$so India-s hi0hest wicket taker in both ma5or forms of cricket, 3ests and .+Is. He is the on$y p$ayer in the history of cricket to ha,e taken more than 2'' wickets (2!2 wickets) and scored more than 5,''' runs in 3ests,(2) makin0 him one of the 0reatest a$$1rounders to ha,e p$ayed the 0ame. .n 6arch &'1', *api$ +e, was inducted into the I"" "ricket Ha$$ of 7ame Kapil Dev

*api$ +e, at the 8Idea "hampions of the #or$d8 9ress 6eet Personal information Full name Born Batting style Bowling style Role National side Test de ut !"ap #$#% &ast Test 'DI de ut !"ap ()% &ast 'DI *ears 19;5=199& 19 2=19 5 19 1=19 ! *api$ +e, :am$a$ %ikhan5 6 January 1959 (a0e 52) "handi0arh, 9un5ab, India :i0ht1handed :i0ht arm fast medium /$$1rounder India 16 .ctober 19; , 9akistan 19 6arch 1992 , %ew <ea$and 1 .ctober 19; , 9akistan 1; .ctober 1992 , #est Indies Team Haryana #orcestershire %orthamptonshire

International information

Domesti" team information

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@ourceA "ricinfo, &2 January &'' *api$ +e, was born as *api$ +e, :am$a$ %ikhan5 to :am Ba$ %ikhan5, a bui$din0 and timber contractor and his wife :a5 *umari in "handi0arh on 6 January 1959.(6) His parents had mi0rated from:awa$pindi durin0 the 9artition of India.(6) *api$ +e, was a student at +./.C. @choo$ and 5oined +esh 9rem /Dad in 19;1. Domesti" "areer *api$ +e, made an impressi,e debut for Haryana in %o,ember 19;5 a0ainst 9un5ab with a 6 wicket hau$, restrictin0 9un5ab to 5ust 6! runs and he$pin0 Haryana to ,ictory. *api$ finished the season with 1& wickets in ! matches. In the 19;6=;; season opener a0ainst Jammu E *ashmir, he had a match hau$ of >!6 to win the match for his team. #hi$e his contributions for the rest of the season was ordinary, Haryana 4ua$ified for the pre 4uarterfina$s. *api$ +e, achie,ed his then best innin0s hau$ of ;>&' in 5ust 9 o,ers in the second innin0s to skitt$e Fen0a$ for 5 runs in under 19 o,ers. /$thou0h Haryana $ost toFombay in the 4uarter fina$s, his form made the nation sit up and take notice. *api$ be0an his 19;;=; season c$aimin0 >! in the first innin0s a0ainst @er,ices. #ith ! wickets in the second innin0s, he took his maiden 1'1wicket hau$ in first1c$ass cricket, a feat he wou$d $ater achie,e twice in 3est cricket. #ith &! wickets in 2 matches, he was se$ected for the Irani 3rophy, +u$eep 3rophy and #i$$s 3rophy matches. 7or the 19; =;9 season, Haryana had a repeat encounter with Fen0a$ in the pre14uarterfina$ match after a $ack$uster bow$in0 season from *api$ +e, (1& wickets from 2 matches). *api$ +e, howe,er scored & ha$f1centuries in the 0roup sta0e matches. In the pre14uarterfina$ match, he rose to the occasion by takin0 a 51wicket hau$ in the first innin0s. 9oor battin0 by Haryana in the second innin0s meant Fen0a$ cou$d a,en0e their $oss from & seasons back by scorin0 the re4uired 161 runs for the $oss of 5ust 2 wickets. *api$ +e, stood out in the Irani 3rophy match scorin0 6& runs comin0 in at number . He a$so took 5 catches in the 0ame where *arnataka was defeated by the :est of India GI. *api$ +e, arri,ed in the nationa$ spot$i0ht with a trademark standout performance in the fina$s of the +u$eep 3rophy takin0 a first innin0s hau$ of ;>65 in &2 o,ers. *api$ was inc$uded in the %orth <one s4uad for +eodhar 3rophy and #i$$s 3rophy for the first time. He p$ayed his first 3est match in the season a0ainst 9akistan In the 19;9= ' season, *api$ showed his battin0 ta$ent with a maiden century a0ainst +e$hi when he scored his career best 19!. In the pre14uarterfina$ match, where he captained Haryana for the first time a0ainst Httar 9radesh, he took a fi,e wicket hau$ in the

second innin0s to ad,ance to 4uarter fina$s where they $ost to *arnataka. #ith *api$ cementin0 his p$ace in the Indian nationa$ s4uad, his appearances in domestic matches dwind$ed. International "areer *api$ made his 3est cricket debut in 7aisa$abad, 9akistan on 16 .ctober 19; . /$thou0h his match fi0ures were unimpressi,e, the numbers did not con,ey any measure of *api$-s contribution in the match. #ith his speed and bounce, he brou0ht 0$ee to the Indian p$ayers as the 9akistani batsmen were start$ed with bouncers that struck their he$mets on more than one occasion.(9) *api$ a$so captured his maiden wicket of @adi4 6ohammad with his trademark outswin0er.(1') He showcased his a$$1rounder ta$ent when he scored India-s fastest 3est ha$f1 century off !! ba$$s and & siIes in each of the innin0s durin0 the !rd 3est match at %ationa$ @tadium, *arachi,(11)a$thou0h India $ost the match and the series &='. In the ensuin0 series a0ainst a ,isitin0 #est Indies team, he scored his maiden 3est century (1&6) at 7eroD @hah *ot$a, +e$hi in 5ust 1&2 ba$$s(1&) and had a steady bow$in0 performance (1; wickets at !!.''). .minous si0ns of *api$-s $ikin0 for Jn0$and showed up in the ensurin0 series, his first outside the sub1continent. *api$ picked up his first 51wicket hau$ and a$$ of Jn0$and-s wickets, a$thou0h it came at a hu0e cost (2 o,ers and 126 runs conceded) as Jn0$and scored a mammoth 6!! and won the match comfortab$y.(1!) *api$ finished the series with 16 wickets thou0h his battin0 hau$ of 25 runs (/,era0eA ;.5) was unimpressi,e. His debut in .+I "ricket happened in the ear$ier tour of 9akistan where his indi,idua$ performance was ordinary and it stayed the same as both *api$ and India had a poor campai0n at the 19;9 "ricket #or$d "up. -ilkha 1ingh -ilkha 1ingh (born 19!5), a$so known as The Flying Sikh, is a former Indian track and fie$d sprinter who was introduced to the sport whi$e ser,in0 in the Indian /rmy. /s of &'1!, he is the on$y Indian ma$e ath$ete to win an indi,idua$ ath$etics 0o$d meda$ at a "ommonwea$th Kames. He represented India in the 1956 @ummer .$ympics in 6e$bourne, 196' @ummer .$ympics in :ome and the 1962 @ummer .$ympics in 3okyo. He was awarded the9adma @hri, India-s fourth hi0hest ci,i$ian honour, in reco0nition of his sportin0 achie,ements. 3he race for which @in0h is best remembered is his fourth1p$ace finish in the 2'' metres fina$ at the 196' .$ympic Kames, which he had entered as one of the fa,ourites. He $ed the race for some time before easin0 off, a$$owin0 others to pass him. Carious records were broken in the race, which re4uired a photo1finish and saw /merican .tis +a,is bein0 dec$ared the winner by one1hundredth of a second o,er Kerman "ar$ *aufmann. @in0h-s fourth1p$ace time of 25.;! became the Indian nationa$ record and he$d for a$most 2' years. 7rom be0innin0s that saw him orphaned and disp$aced durin0 the 9artition of India, @in0h has become a sportin0 icon in his country. In &'' , 5ourna$ist :ohit Fri5nath described @in0h as 8the finest ath$ete India has e,er produced8.(1) In Ju$y &'1&, The Independent said that 8India-s most re,ered .$ympian is a 0a$$ant $oser8 and noted the paucity of success L &' meda$s L achie,ed by Indian competitors in the .$ympic Kames despite the country ha,in0 a popu$ation in eIcess of one bi$$ion -ilkha 1ingh

@in0h at "handi0arh Ko$f "$ub in &'1& Born Residen"e Nationality 'ther names 2mployer 19!5 (a0e ;;=; ) Ko,indpura, 9un5ab, Fritish India "handi0arh, India Indian 3he 7$yin0 @ikh

'""upation 3rack and fie$d ath$ete :etiredM former$y of the Indian /rmy and Ko,ernment of 9un5ab, India @ikh %irma$ *aur ! dau0htersM 1 sonM 1 adopted son

Religion 1pouse!s% +hildren

'lympi" medal re"ord -en3s ,thleti"s +ompetitor for IND

British 2mpire and +ommonwealth 4ames 4old 4old 4old 4old 195 "ardiff 195 3okyo 195 3okyo 196& Jakarta 22' yards &'' m 2'' m 2'' m ,sian 4ames

4old 196& Jakarta 2 I 2'' m re$ay 2arly life 6i$kha @in0h was born in 19!5 at Ko,indpura,(!) a ,i$$a0e 1' ki$ometres (6.& mi) from 6uDaffar0arh city in 9un5ab 9ro,ince, Fritish India (now6uDaffar0arh +istrict, 9akistan) in a @ikh :athore :a5put fami$y. (2)(5) @ources 0i,e his date of birth ,arious$y as 1; .ctober (6) and &' %o,ember.(;) He was one of 15 sib$in0s, ei0ht of whom died before the 9artition of India. He

was orphaned durin0 the 9artition, when his parents, a brother and two sisters were ki$$ed in the ,io$ence that ensued. He witnessed these ki$$in0s.(1)(!)( )(9) Jscapin0 the troub$es in 9un5ab, where ki$$in0s of Hindus and @ikhs were continuin0, ( ) by mo,in0 to +e$hi, India, in 192;, @in0h $i,ed for a short time with a married sister (!) and was brief$y imprisoned at 3ihar 5ai$ for tra,e$$in0 on a train without a ticket. His sister, Ish,ar, so$d some 5ewe$$ery to obtain his re$ease.(9)(1') He spent some time at a refu0ee camp in 9urana Nui$a and at a resett$ement co$ony in @hahdara, both in +e$hi.(!) @in0h became disenchanted with his $ife and considered becomin0 a dacoit(a) but was instead persuaded by a brother, 6a$khan, to attempt recruitment to the Indian /rmy. He successfu$$y 0ained entrance on his fourth attempt, in 1951, and whi$e stationed at the J$ectrica$ 6echanica$ Jn0ineerin0 "entre(11) in @ecunderabad he was introduced to ath$etics. He had run the 1' km distance to and from schoo$ as a chi$d and was se$ected by the army for specia$ trainin0 in ath$etics after finishin0 siIth in a compu$sory cross1country run for new recruits.( )(9) @in0h has acknow$ed0ed how the army introduced him to sport, sayin0 that 8I came from a remote ,i$$a0e, I didn-t know what runnin0 was, or the .$ympics8.