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Happy Birthday Kapil Dev! Let’s recall his 4 sixes of 4 balls against England at Lord’s to save India from follow-on

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The greatest cricketer in the history of Indian cricket, Kapil Dev celebrates his 63rd Birthday today. He is country’s first World-Cup winning captain when he led India to a World Cup win in 1983.

In his 16 year long career, Kapil has made many records, the most popular being his tally of 434 Test wickets, which stood tall for six years after since his retirement. Besides grabbing 687 wickets, the he alsoholds an impressive batting record of over 9000 international runs with nine centuries and 41 fifties. And how can we forget his iconic knock of 175 against Zimbabwe, which is still called one of the top ODI knocks of all time. While Kapil played some sensational innings for India, including a magnificent 129 against South Africa, his unbeaten 77 against England at the home of cricket, is still applauded by the cricket lovers.

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