Kapil Dev Nikhanj
Kapil Dev Nikhanj was India's finest all rounder in cricket. He was
born on 6th January 1959 in
Haryana. He was the former captain and new national team coach.
When Kapil was just 20, he set a new record of scoring 1000 runs and
taking 100 wickets. He made this record within a period of one year and
109 days only. Kapil Dev started playing in the first class cricket in
1975, and the opportunity for him to play in a test match for the first
time came in 1978 during Indian team's tour to Pakistan.
He also achieved the unique double of 4000 runs and 400 wickets, the
first ever Indian player to do so. He also set the world record for
taking the highest number of wickets (432) in test matches in February
1994. Indian government honoured him with the 'Padmabhushan' award.
Kapil Dev has written his autobiography under the title 'By God's
Decree'.