Happy Birthday Kapil Dev: A Look At Five Unique Records By 1983 World Cup Winning Captain

Kapil Dev is celebrating his 64th birthday today. The legendary all-rounder transformed cricket in India by leading national team to glory against all odds in the 1983 World Cup. Pic: Getty Images

Kapil Dev is celebrating his 64th birthday today. The legendary all-rounder transformed cricket in India by leading national team to glory against all odds in the 1983 World Cup. Pic: Getty Images

Kapil Dev played for the Indian cricket team from 1978 to 1994. In a marvelous international career that lasted for over two decades, Kapil Dev registered many records and accomplished a lot. On his birthday, let's have a look at top five unique records by the legendary all-rounder. Pic: Getty Images 

Kapil Dev, first Indian captain to win a World Cup title, played a remarkable unbeaten innings of 175 runs against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup. This is the highest score by a batter at slot no. 6 slot in the history of ODI cricket. Pic: Getty Images

Kapil Dev, in 1983, picked 75 wickets in 18 games to register the record of taking most Test wickets in a single year. Pic: Getty Images

Kapil Dev, in 1979, scored 619 runs and picked a jaw-dropping 74 wickets during 17 Tests, making him the only cricketer and first Test player in sport to score 600-plus runs and pick 70-plus wickets in same calendar year. Pic: Getty Images

Kapil Dev registered mindboggling bowling figures of 9/83 in second innings of Test match against the West Indies at Ahmedabad in November 1983. By the virtue of this, he had managed to set the record of best bowling figures in an innings by a skipper. Pic: Getty Images

Kapil Dev (3783 runs, 253 wickets, 71 catches) is second in the list of cricketers with over 1000 runs, 50 wickets, and 50 catches in 50-overs format, behind cricketing legend Viv Richards. Pic: Getty Images