In 1982, at Lord's, in a series against England, he bagged Man of the Series despite the fact that India lost the match. He also scored his first fifty in ODI against New Zealand at Brisbane, Australia.Īfter a gloomy New Zealand tour, Dev played 1981-82 home series against England and India won the first test with his 5 wickets haul at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay and won Man of the Series. In 1980-81, during the Australia tour, despite injuries, Dev played on the final day and India won the match. He set a record while playing the series to become the youngest Test player to achieve the all-around double of 100 Wickets and 1000 Runs and in 25 matches. In the 6-Test series against Pakistan, he helped India win at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay (scoring 69 runs) and at Chepauk, Madras (Now Chennai), 10-wicket haul in the match (4/90 in the first innings and 7/56 in the second innings and scored 84 runs in 98 balls). This series established him as India's premier fast bowler. In the series, he took 28 wickets and scored 212 runs, including a half-century. In the home series, Dev took 5 wickets against Australia. His performance didn't improve and team India's performance was not impressive at the 1979 Cricket World Cup. He made his ODI cricket debut in the Pakistan tour. He finished the series with 16 wickets scoring 45 runs. In another series, he took 5-wicket against England, but England won the match. In a series, at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, he scored his maiden Test century (126 in 124 balls) against West Indies and took 17 wickets at 33 runs. Despite his record, India lost the match and series by 2-0. He came to be known as an all-rounder after he scored India's fastest Test half-century in only 33 balls during the 3rd Test Match at National Stadium, Karachi. He took the wicket of Sadiq Mohammad with his trademark outswinger. On October 16, 1978, Kapil Dev made his first Test Cricket debut against Pakistan. The finals were won by Haryana and the only Ranji Trophy Championship where Dev played. Haryana team had Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma, Ajay Jadeja and Vijay Yadav while Bombay team had Sanjay Manjrekar, Vinod Kambli, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Salil Ankola and Abey Kuruvilla. The finals of this match against Bombay is still remembered as it had a number of international cricketers. In the 1990-1991 season Ranji Trophy, Chetan Sharma's bowling and Amarjit Kaypee's batting advanced Haryana to the semi-finals against Bengal, where Kapil Dev led the team to a score of 605 (Dev scored 141 taking 5 wickets). He captained Haryana for the first time against Uttar Pradesh and took five wickets to advance to the quarterfinals, but lost to Karnataka. In the 1979-80 season, he scored a maiden century (193) against Delhi. He made a place in the North Zone squad for Deodhar Trophy and Wills Trophy and played his first Test Match in the season against Pakistan. His performance in the finals of the Duleep Trophy was widely appreciated. In the 1978–79 season, Kapil Dev stood out in the Irani Trophy match where he scored 62 runs at number 8 order. Dev was selected for the Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Wills Trophy matches. In the 1977–78 season, he played against services and scored 23 wickets in 4 matches. Haryana qualified for the pre-quarterfinals but lost to Bombay in the quarter-finals. In the 1976-1977 season, he played against Jammu and Kashmir. Haryana won the match and Kapil dev finished the season with 121 wickets in 30 matches. Kapil Dev made his career debut in Cricket with Haryana against Punjab in November 1975. On January 16, 1996, the couple gave birth to Amiya Dev. School and in 1971 joined Desh Prem Azad (Indian cricketer and Cricket coach). After the partition, the family moved to Chandigarh. Kapil Dev was born in Pakpattan, Pakistan (town of Sufi Saint Baba Farid) while his father belonged to Dipalpur, Pakistan. His father was a timber merchant while his mother was a housewife. Kapil Dev was born on January 6, 1959, to Ram Lal Nikhanj (father) and Raj Kumari Ram Lal Nikhanj (mother) in Chandigarh, India. Kapil Dev: Birth, Family, Early Life and Education
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