Hall of Fame for Kapil Dev

vIndianz.com (9 Mar, 2010) — Dubai: The legendary Haryana Hurricane who had brought home India’s first World Cup trophy in 1983, has been inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame.

Kapil Dev was presented with a commemorative cap by ICC President David Morgan. The ceremony organized in front of fellow Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, as well as an audience of ICC officials and other invited guests at the governing body’s headquarters here. The Hall of Fame, run in association with the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA), recognises some of the legends of the game. David Morgan ,ICC President praised that “Kapil was an all-time great player. He did everything. He batted, bowled and he was a fine fielder. I remember the great catch he took to dismiss Viv Richards in the 1983 World Cup final — he was on the run and the ball came over his shoulder, possibly the most difficult of catches”.

“I am delighted to have been named alongside so many great players of the game but for me, when I was growing up, the man I always looked up to was Sunil Gavaskar from the moment I started playing cricket. To be named alongside greats of the game such as Clive Lloyd, Richard Hadlee and Wasim Akram, it truly is fantastic,” Kapil said.

Kapil’s best bowling figures in a Test match were 11-146 against Pakistan in Chennai in 1980 while in ODIs his best match figures came in the group stage of the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup when he took 5-43 against Australia. With the bat, Kapil made 5,248 Test runs, including eight centuries and 27 fifties, at an average of 31.05. He also scored 3,783 ODI runs.

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