Kapil Dev Top 20 Records in International Cricket

Kapil Dev Top 20 Records in International Cricket

Kapil Dev is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket. Here are 20 of his records in international cricket:

1. Only player to take over 400 wickets and score over 5,000 runs in Test cricket.
2. Led India to their first-ever World Cup victory in 1983, scoring 303 runs and taking 12 wickets in the tournament.
3. Scored the first-ever century by an Indian cricketer in Test cricket outside India, against England at The Oval in 1979.
4. Fastest Indian to reach 100 Test wickets, achieving the feat in just 25 matches.
5. Holds the record for the most catches taken by an Indian player in Test cricket (64).
6. First player to take 200 ODI wickets, achieving the feat in just 133 matches.
7. Most catches by an Indian player in ODI cricket (71).
8. Only player to take a five-wicket haul and score a half-century in a World Cup final, achieving the feat in 1983.
9. First Indian to score 4,000 runs and take 200 wickets in ODI cricket.
10. Highest individual score by an Indian player in ODIs at Lord’s, scoring 175 not out against Zimbabwe in 1983.
11. Highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for India until 2000, with 434 wickets to his name.
12. Only player to take over 25 wickets and score over 200 runs in a Test series twice.
13. Holds the record for the most sixes hit by an Indian player in Test cricket (61).
14. Fastest Indian to reach 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket, achieving the feat in just 23 matches.
15. Holds the record for the most number of wickets taken by an Indian player in a single Test series outside India, with 32 wickets against Pakistan in 1978-79.
16. Most runs scored by an Indian player in a Test series in Australia, scoring 396 runs in 1985-86.
17. Holds the record for the best bowling figures by an Indian player in a World Cup match, with 5/43 against Australia in 1983.
18. First player to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in Test cricket, achieving the feat against Sri Lanka in 1986.
19. Holds the record for the highest partnership for the ninth wicket in Test cricket, scoring 149 runs with Syed Kirmani against Zimbabwe in 1983.
20. First player to take 200 wickets and score 4,000 runs in ODI cricket.

These records highlight Kapil Dev’s incredible all-round skills and his immense contribution to Indian cricket.