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Kapil Dev
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
Kapil Dev Nikhanj

BIRTHDAY
January 6, 1959
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Tuesday


BIRTHPLACE
Chandigarh, Punjab, India

AGE
66 Years 1 Months 7 Days

NATIONALITY
Indian
Kapil Dev Nationality Indian

PROFESSION

ZODIAC
CAPRICORN

FEATURES
Brown eyes and black hair

Physical Stats

CHEST
41 ''

BICEPS
13 ''

WAIST
36 ''

HEIGHT
6'0''(feet & inches)
 
1.8288 meters
 
182.88 cm

WEIGHT
80 kg
 
176 lbs

Kapil Dev Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Kapil Dev Mother Raj Kumari Lajwanti
Raj Kumari Lajwanti
FATHER
Kapil Dev Father Ram Lal Nikhanj
Ram Lal Nikhanj
CHILDHOOD IMAGE
Kapil Dev Childhood Image
FAMILY IMAGE
Kapil Dev Family

Kapil Dev Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE
Kapil Dev wife Romi Bhatia
Romi Bhatia (1980-Present)
Child(ren) of Kapil Dev and Romi Bhatia
Kapil Dev daughter Amiya
Amiya (Daughter)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE
Kapil Dev Signature

DEBUT
ODI against Pakistan at Quetta (1978)
Kapil DevODI against Pakistan at Quetta (1978)

FAMOUS FROM/AS
When he won the World Cup for India in (1983)
Kapil DevWhen he won the World Cup for India in (1983)

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Education, Net Worth & More

RELIGION
Hindu

SCHOOLING FROM
DAV School, Chandigarh, India

FAVOURITE FOOD(S)
Cheese, Thai and Italian Cuisines

INTERESTS
Playing Golf, Listening Music

NET WORTH
$1.5 Million

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Career of Kapil Dev
After performing well in domestic cricket, he was selected in National team and his first match was in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He scored India's fastest half-century in 33 balls and two sixes. He was selected as a captain of the Indian team and the team won the World Cup. But unfortunately after winning the World Cup team does not perform well in the next series against West Indies that's why he was removed from the captaincy. He broke many records in his cricket career such as the highest number of wickets. He took retirement from cricket in 1994.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kapil Dev

  • Does Kapil Dev takes alcohol? Yes. He likes Spritzer which is a drink made of wine and soda. He also likes a couple sips of champagne.
    Kapil Dev consuming alcohol
  • Is Kapil Dev in the habit of Smoking? Yes. He smokes cigar for aroma.
  • Kapil Dev is non vegetarian.He eats meat and eggs. He likes butter chicken the most.
  • He likes the food cooked by his mother better than any other costly restaurants. He likes Aloo paranthas and Paalak paneer cooked by his mother.
  • He owns a Porsche Panamera which is a brilliant saloon car manufactured by the German car maker and is perhaps the best car in Porsche stable in recent years.
    He owns a Porsche Panamera which is a  brilliant saloon car manufactured by the German car maker and is perhaps the best car in Porsche stable in rece
  • He also plays Golf and develops a keen interest in the game after retiring from cricket.
    He also plays Golf and develops a keen interest in the game after retiring from cricket.
  • He dated actress Sarika in the 1970s but ditched her to marry Romi and said in defense that Romi is his first love.
    He dated actress Sarika in the 1970s but ditched her to marry Romi and said in defense that Romi is his first love.
  • He became a Serial Entrepreneur after Retirement unlike other cricketers who normally adopt cricket coaching or sports media as a profession after retiring from the game.
  • His relationship with Sunil Gavaskar was not really good and there is always an environment of cold war between both the cricketers. But recently Sunil has given a statement that he is "India's greatest Match winner of all time."
  • He is from a high-class business family of Chandigarh.
  • His father purchased two buffalos to provide him best quality milk.
  • When he was a school going boy, the coach of the camp said some bad words about him as a fast bowler. But these words triggered Kapil to join Indian cricket team and prove himself.
  • He never missed any of his Test for health reason.
  • He started career in a Domestic match between Haryana and Panjab and took six wickets which helped team Haryana to win the match.
  • He had received Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, and Padma Bhushan awards by the Government of India. And was also named as the Indian Cricketer of the Century by The Wisden magazine in 2002.
  • He never faced runout in his Test career.
  • He also appeared in Hindi movies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Aryan: Unbreakable, and in Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii.
  • He is the only all-rounder who has scored 4,000 runs and took 400 wickets in Test cricket.
  • He had made a world record of taking the highest number of wickets in test and ODIs. He had taken 434 wickets in his career of eight years.
  • He appeared in several advertisements like Palmolive shaving cream, Action shoes, Rasna, Boost.
  • He was first Indian captain under whom the team won a World Cup Trophy for India in 1983.
    He was first Indian captain under whom the team won a World Cup Trophy for  India in 1983.
  • His fans were in shock when the cricketer suffered a heart attack on 23 October 2020. An emergency coronary angioplasty was also done in the Fortis Escort hospital in Delhi. His condition is now stable. (We wish him good health)
    His fans were in shock when the cricketer suffered a heart attack on 23 October 2020. An emergency coronary angioplasty was also done in the Fortis Es

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