New Delhi: Whenever Indian Cricket Heroes is talked about, the brightness of a name may not fade any round. This name is not of any other person but of the former captain of Indian team Kapil Dev. Even today, it is believed that Kapil Dev is undeniably the one who had the hope and excitement of winning the title in Team India, who went to England to play World Cup in 1983. Kapil Dev is turning 61 on Monday.

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A successful all-rounder may be an old story, but even today, if an all-rounder is a contender for a place in Team India, then his or her trademark is Kapil Dev. At least in India, every all-rounder is compared to Kapil, despite the fact that despite the time of Kapil, there has been a difference of ground in cricket.

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It was under the captaincy of Kapil Dev that the Indian team won the 1983 World Cup. In this tournament Kapil took 12 wickets and 8 catches, scoring 303 runs in 8 matches. His unbeaten knock of 175 against Zimbabwe brought India to the quarter-finals. Which is still considered one of the best innings in ODI history. After this, India won the World Cup title by defeating the team considered as invincible like West Indies in the final.

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