Tag: Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev stable after successful angioplasty surgery, confirms New Delhi hospital

Kapil Dev is stable and would be discharged in a couple of days, said the hospital. Angioplasty is a procedure to restore blood flow through the artery.

October 23, 2020

Kapil Dev undergoes angioplasty surgery after suffering heart attack

Kapil Dev, 61, who had been active in his role as a pundit during the ongoing IPL, was dealing with long-standing diabetes-related health issues.

October 23, 2020

Dean Jones was my friend for 35 years, will miss him: Kapil Dev

Dean Jones, 59, collapsed and died following a cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hotel where he was staying during an assignment with the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

September 25, 2020

Sachin Tendulkar didn’t know how to convert hundreds into 200s and 300s: Kapil Dev

Kapil feels that the fact that Sachin comes from the Mumbai school of cricket explains why Tendulkar failed to reach the triple hundred mark even once in his Test career.

July 29, 2020

There were certain insecurities: Rahul Dravid on being axed from ODI team in ’98

Indian legend Rahul Dravid who is part of the exclusive club of batsmen to have scored in excess of 10,000 runs in both ODIs and Tests.

July 18, 2020

Kuldeep Yadav must develop a top spinner: Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

Sivaramakrishnan also had a quick word of advice for current Indian skipper Kuldeep Yadav.

June 27, 2020

1983 World Cup final hero Mohinder Amarnath a rare specie hard to find in contemporary cricket

Despite not being the biggest hitter of the cricket ball or the fastest bowler in the side, Amarnath guided India to arguably its greatest sporting glory.

June 25, 2020

Kapil Dev admits he ‘never expected people to be so involved with 1983 World Cup’ in exclusive interview

The 61-year-old then explained why the team actually did not have much to say or do when they arrived back in India after being crowned the World Champions.

June 25, 2020

EXCLUSIVE | We were not underdogs, we did not win 1983 World Cup by a fluke, says Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev, however, agreed that in the beginning not many in the team had thought that they would go on to conquer the world on foreign land.

June 25, 2020

Kapil Dev biggest match-winner India has ever produced: Sunil Gavaskar

Kapil's finest moment in the Indian jersey came when he led the team to a historic World Cup title at the iconic Lord's in 1983. Gavaskar was also part of that legendary side that stunned then two-time defending champions West Indies.

June 25, 2020

World Cup winner Kapil Dev: the captain, the bowler, the batsman and make no mistake the fielder

It was fitting then that Kapil Dev- an all-rounder- in the truest sense of the word and possibly the finest that India has produced till day- holding the World Cup trophy at the famous Lord's Balcony became the defining image of Indian sports.

June 25, 2020

OTD in 1983: Kapil’s Devils script history, overpower mighty West Indies to lift Cricket World Cup

The 1983 World Cup win made cricket a tool for a third world country to set itself free from the colonial shackles and forge its own identity.

June 25, 2020

175 against Zimbabwe in 1983 World Cup made us believe we can overcome any situation: Kapil Dev

Such was the dominance of Kapil Dev that he alone had scored 100 runs in the ninth-wicket stand of 126 between him and Syed Kirmani.

June 18, 2020

On this day: Kapil Dev’s whirlwind 175 against Zimbabwe turns tables in 1983 World Cup

The ninth wicket stand between Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani was an unbeaten 126 and Kapil ended the match unbeaten on 175 off just 138 deliveries.

June 18, 2020

India’s team of 1985 could trouble Virat’s side in limited overs: Ravi Shastri

Shastri also has a firm belief that the team of 1985 was qualitatively better than the side that won the 1983 World Cup because it was a perfect blend of youth and experience.

May 5, 2020

New look inspired by heroes Viv Richards and MS Dhoni: Kapil Dev

Dhoni had famously cut off his long locks after winning the 2007 World T20 and even sported a semi-bald look after winning the 2011 World Cup.

April 26, 2020

I was clueless on Test debut, thought had played my last game: Sachin Tendulkar

In his first Test in 1989, Sachin Tendulkar was up against a Pakistan pace attack comprising Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.

April 25, 2020