Kapil Dev Debuts on Twitter

 

Kapil Dev, India's first World Cup-winning captain, has chosen Twitter for his debut in the digital world. His official Twitter account is @therealkapildev.
The legendary cricketer, who is the best allrounder India ever produced, began his Twitter journey by saying, "Ab main finally Twitter par hoon. Yahan khoob saari baatein karengay aur aap se samay samay par information share karunga."

About Kapil Dev (DOB Jan 06,1959)
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj, better known as Kapil Dev captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup

Named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002
is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tess

one of the greatest all-rounders of all time
was also India's national cricket coach for 10 months between October 1999 and August 2000.
On 8 March 2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Test Debut Vs Pakistan in Faisalabad on Oct 16,1978
Last Test Vs New Zealand on March 19,1994
ODI Debut Vs Pakistan on Oct 01,1978
Last ODI Vs West Indies on Oct 17,1994
Career Statistics
Tests                131
Runs               5248
100's/50's       08/27
Average          31.05
Top Score       163
Wickets           434
Average           29.64
Best Bowling    09/83

ODI's              225
Runs              3783
100's/50's      01/14
Average         23.79
Topscore       175*
Wickets          253
Average         27.45
Best Bowling  05/43


Kapil Dev's Tons

No.	Team	Test	ODI	Total
1	West Indies	3	0	3
2	England	2	0	2
3	Australia	1	0	1
4	Sri Lanka	1	0	1
5	South Africa	1	0	1
6	Zimbabwe	0	1	1
Total		8	1	9

Kapil Dev's ODI Tons

1

175*

16

6

Zimbabwe

Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells

18 June 1983

India won by 31 runs

 


Kapil Dev's Test Match Tons

1	126*	11	1	West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, New Delhi	24 January 1979	Draw
2	116	16	2	England	Green Park Stadium, Kanpur	30 January 1982	Draw
3	100*	13	3	West Indies	Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	11 March 1983	Draw
4	119	21	0	Australia	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	18 September 1986	Tied
5	163	19	1	Sri Lanka	Green Park Stadium, Kanpur	17 December 1986	Draw
6	109	18	0	West Indies	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	11 January 1988	India won by 255 runs
7	110	16	0	England	The Oval, London	23 August 1990	Draw
8	129	14	1	South Africa	St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth	26 December 1992	South Africa won by 9 wickets