He was India’s main strike bowler for most of his career & also an exemplary national cricket coach to the Indian team for about a year. In 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
A naturally aggressive player, he often helped India in difficult situations by taking the attack to the opposition.  He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the most number of wickets taken in Test cricket. At the time, he was also India’s highest wicket taker in both major forms of cricket, Tests and ODIs.

Awards and Accomplishments

One of the greatest all-rounders India has produced, Kapil Dev still holds the record for being the youngest cricket captain to win a World Cup at the age of 24.
He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets & scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests. He is also the only Indian bowler who has never bowled a no-ball.