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Home  »  Cricket  »  Players  »  Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev, India

Kapil Dev, a former Indian cricketer, was born on Jan 06, 1959. As of 2026, he is 67 years old and remains a prominent figure in cricket. Kapil Dev is a Right Handed batter and one of the greatest batters in the game.

Kapil Dev's cricket career spanned an impressive period from 1978 to 1994, during which he made significant contributions to the sport. His time on the field showcased his skills and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on the game.

Kapil Dev is known for his contributions to Indian cricket as an all-rounder, performing well as a Right Handed batsman and a Right Arm Fast Medium bowler. Throughout his career, he scored 5,248 runs, with a batting average of 31.05. In addition, he took 434 wickets at an average of 29.65.

During his ODI international career, Kapil Dev scored 3,783 runs with a batting average of 23.79. He also took 253 wickets at an average of 27.45. His contributions with both bat and ball played a significant role in the success of the Indian cricket team.

Kapil Dev
Kapil DevIndia
  • Born: Jan 6, 1959 (67 years)
  • Period: (1978-1994)
  • Batting Style: Right Handed
  • Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium

Captaincy Records

Matches-Won-Lost Tosses Won Runs Scored Batting Average
TEST 34-4-7 15 (44.12%) 1364 31.72
ODI 74-39-33 39 (52.70%) 1564 30.67

Batting Career Summary

MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 4s 6s CT ST
TEST 131 15 5248 163 31.05 N/A 8 27 504 44 - -
ODI 225 39 3783 175* 23.79 95.07 1 14 294 66 - -

Bowling Career Summary

MAT Ov M Wkts AVG ECON Best 5w 10w
TEST 131 4623.2 1060 434 29.65 2.78 9/83 23 0
ODI 225 1867.0 235 253 27.45 3.72 5/43 1 0

Home/Away By Year By Opponent By Position

Home/Away Record (Batting)

TEST ODI
Venue Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 86 10 2810 163 36.97 5 15 35 0
Away 98 5 2438 129 26.22 3 12 20 0
Overall 184 15 5248 163 31.05 8 27 64 0
Venue MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 85 17 1348 87 24.51 98.90 0 6 24 0
Away 140 22 2435 175* 23.41 93.08 1 8 47 0
Overall 225 39 3783 175* 23.79 95.07 1 14 71 0

Home/Away Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI
Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
Home 2035.1 467 219 5803 26.50 2.85 55.76 9/83 11 2
Away 2588.1 593 215 7064 32.86 2.73 72.23 8/85 12 0
Overall 4623.2 1060 434 12867 29.65 2.78 63.92 9/83 23 2
Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
Home 677.3 72 100 2715 27.15 4.01 40.65 4/31 1
Away 1189.3 163 153 4230 27.65 3.56 46.65 5/43 3
Overall 1867 235 253 6945 27.45 3.72 44.28 5/43 4

By Year Record (Batting)

TEST ODI
Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
1978 6 8 0 274 61 34.25 0 2 1 0
1979 17 23 3 619 126* 30.95 1 3 8 0
1980 3 5 1 175 84 43.75 0 1 1 0
1981 9 15 0 241 59 16.07 0 1 4 0
1982 9 13 2 595 116 54.09 1 4 1 0
1983 18 28 2 579 100* 22.27 1 2 9 0
1984 4 6 1 161 60 32.20 0 1 2 0
1985 7 11 0 365 78 33.18 0 3 4 0
1986 9 10 2 417 163 52.13 2 0 6 0
1987 9 12 1 349 66 31.73 0 4 9 0
1988 4 6 0 221 109 36.83 1 0 7 0
1989 8 12 0 250 55 20.83 0 1 1 0
1990 7 10 1 279 110 31.00 1 1 1 0
1991 2 4 0 100 44 25.00 0 0 1 0
1992 7 10 0 293 129 29.30 1 2 4 0
1993 8 7 1 213 66* 35.50 0 1 4 0
1994 4 4 1 117 53* 39.00 0 1 1 0
Overall (17) 131 184 15 5248 163 31.05 8 27 64 0
Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
1978 3 2 1 18 13* 18.00 64.29 0 0 1 0
1979 3 3 0 53 25 17.67 96.36 0 0 0 0
1980 5 5 0 112 75 22.40 119.15 0 1 2 0
1981 8 8 0 102 50 12.75 73.38 0 1 2 0
1982 9 9 1 230 60 28.75 122.99 0 1 3 0
1983 18 18 4 527 175* 37.64 106.68 1 1 10 0
1984 6 6 2 101 39 25.25 93.52 0 0 1 0
1985 15 12 3 263 54* 29.22 100.38 0 2 4 0
1986 27 24 5 517 58 27.21 103.19 0 3 12 0
1987 21 17 5 448 87 37.33 113.13 0 4 7 0
1988 19 18 3 331 52 22.07 97.35 0 1 8 0
1989 15 14 1 238 44 18.31 80.95 0 0 3 0
1990 13 11 3 192 48* 24.00 82.05 0 0 5 0
1991 14 12 4 135 39 16.88 67.50 0 0 4 0
1992 21 20 3 318 42 18.71 82.81 0 0 0 0
1993 17 12 2 141 32 14.10 78.77 0 0 7 0
1994 11 7 2 57 17 11.40 67.86 0 0 2 0
Overall (17) 225 198 39 3783 175* 23.79 95.07 1 14 71 0

By Year Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
1978 200.4 29 13 714 54.92 3.56 92.62 3/132 0 0
1979 592.1 141 74 1699 22.96 2.87 48.01 6/63 5 0
1980 125.4 33 16 345 21.56 2.75 47.13 7/56 1 1
1981 358.5 74 33 1016 30.79 2.83 65.24 5/28 3 0
1982 368.0 53 36 1331 36.97 3.62 61.33 6/91 4 0
1983 578.1 112 75 1739 23.19 3.01 46.25 9/83 5 1
1984 115.5 25 5 311 62.20 2.68 139.00 2/44 0 0
1985 296.3 62 28 823 29.39 2.78 63.54 8/106 1 0
1986 251.2 74 15 632 42.13 2.51 100.53 4/52 0 0
1987 306.0 76 23 816 35.48 2.67 79.83 4/69 0 0
1988 100.0 25 11 260 23.64 2.60 54.55 3/21 0 0
1989 315.3 81 30 763 25.43 2.42 63.10 6/84 2 0
1990 268.3 59 17 800 47.06 2.98 94.76 4/36 0 0
1991 90.0 19 9 230 25.56 2.56 60.00 5/97 1 0
1992 367.0 108 25 736 29.44 2.01 88.08 5/130 1 0
1993 207.3 71 15 404 26.93 1.95 83.00 3/35 0 0
1994 81.4 18 9 248 27.56 3.04 54.44 3/73 0 0
Overall (17) 4623.2 1060 434 12867 29.65 2.78 63.92 9/83 23 2
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
1978 22.0 0 4 107 26.75 4.86 33.00 2/49 0
1979 33.0 6 2 137 68.50 4.15 99.00 1/46 0
1980 44.3 6 5 146 29.20 3.28 53.40 2/34 0
1981 74.0 13 11 254 23.09 3.43 40.36 3/37 0
1982 79.0 15 8 331 41.38 4.19 59.25 2/41 0
1983 163.0 25 25 515 20.60 3.16 39.12 5/43 1
1984 37.0 3 7 182 26.00 4.92 31.71 3/36 0
1985 114.5 13 21 405 19.29 3.53 32.81 3/17 0
1986 239.0 37 32 834 26.06 3.49 44.81 4/30 1
1987 179.5 11 22 803 36.50 4.47 49.05 2/32 0
1988 139.5 18 21 465 22.14 3.33 39.95 2/16 0
1989 124.2 15 16 475 29.69 3.82 46.63 3/26 0
1990 111.3 9 19 465 24.47 4.17 35.21 3/48 0
1991 122.0 19 23 410 17.83 3.36 31.83 4/31 2
1992 174.1 22 16 620 38.75 3.56 65.31 3/23 0
1993 141.0 17 16 525 32.81 3.72 52.88 3/54 0
1994 68.0 6 5 271 54.20 3.99 81.60 2/18 0
Overall (17) 1867 235 253 6945 27.45 3.72 44.28 5/43 4

By Position Record (Batting)

TEST ODI
Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
4 3 0 72 42 24.00 0 0 1 0
5 3 1 60 43 30.00 0 0 0 0
6 15 3 288 126* 24.00 1 0 4 0
7 98 6 2861 163 31.10 5 14 35 0
8 58 5 1777 116 33.53 2 11 13 0
9 7 0 190 61 27.14 0 2 2 0
Overall 184 15 5248 163 31.05 8 27 64 0
Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Opening 3 1 11 10 5.50 68.75 0 0 0 0
3 1 0 17 17 17.00 113.33 0 0 0 0
4 9 1 113 72 14.13 128.41 0 1 3 0
5 35 6 651 58 22.45 106.03 0 2 10 0
6 70 18 1383 175* 26.60 97.39 1 4 21 0
7 75 13 1499 87 24.18 87.56 0 6 26 0
8 5 0 109 60 21.80 95.61 0 1 1 0
Overall 198 39 3783 175* 23.79 95.07 1 14 71 0

By Opponent Record (Batting)

TEST ODI
Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Australia 20 27 1 687 119 26.42 1 3 16 0
England 27 39 6 1355 116 41.06 2 8 11 0
New Zealand 10 14 0 207 40 14.79 0 0 6 0
Pakistan 29 41 2 1054 84 27.03 0 8 9 0
South Africa 4 5 0 202 129 40.40 1 0 1 0
Sri Lanka 14 17 2 588 163 39.20 1 3 4 0
West Indies 25 39 4 1079 126* 30.83 3 4 17 0
Zimbabwe 2 2 0 76 60 38.00 0 1 0 0
Overall (8) 131 184 15 5248 163 31.05 8 27 64 0
Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Australia 41 38 6 655 58 20.47 88.16 0 1 16 0
Bangladesh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England 23 20 5 449 64 29.93 104.42 0 4 5 0
New Zealand 29 27 6 684 75 32.57 102.24 0 5 14 0
Pakistan 32 27 2 382 59 15.28 95.26 0 1 9 0
South Africa 13 12 1 182 42 16.55 79.82 0 0 2 0
Sri Lanka 34 28 10 356 49 19.78 90.13 0 0 10 0
West Indies 42 41 6 842 87 24.06 91.62 0 3 11 0
Zimbabwe 9 5 3 233 175* 116.50 120.10 1 0 3 0
Overall (9) 225 198 39 3783 175* 23.79 95.07 1 14 71 0

By Opponent Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
Australia 791.0 198 79 2003 25.35 2.53 60.08 8/106 7 0
England 1057.1 227 85 3174 37.34 3.00 74.62 6/91 4 0
New Zealand 322.5 71 25 864 34.56 2.68 77.48 4/34 0 0
Pakistan 990.4 200 99 2982 30.12 3.01 60.04 8/85 7 1
South Africa 165.0 46 8 299 37.38 1.81 123.75 3/43 0 0
Sri Lanka 452.3 128 45 1195 26.56 2.64 60.33 5/110 1 0
West Indies 773.1 168 89 2216 24.90 2.87 52.12 9/83 4 1
Zimbabwe 71.0 22 4 134 33.50 1.89 106.50 2/22 0 0
Overall (8) 4623.2 1060 434 12867 29.65 2.78 63.92 9/83 23 2
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
Australia 338.4 47 45 1246 27.69 3.68 45.16 5/43 2
Bangladesh 14.0 3 3 31 10.33 2.21 28.00 2/17 0
England 209.0 22 28 786 28.07 3.76 44.79 3/35 0
New Zealand 264.1 36 33 911 27.61 3.45 48.03 3/26 0
Pakistan 264.1 21 42 1113 26.50 4.21 37.74 3/17 0
South Africa 110.0 19 12 375 31.25 3.41 55.00 3/23 0
Sri Lanka 252.4 33 38 991 26.08 3.92 39.89 4/31 1
West Indies 342.1 45 43 1242 28.88 3.63 47.74 4/54 1
Zimbabwe 72.1 9 9 250 27.78 3.46 48.11 3/54 0
Overall (9) 1867.0 235 253 6945 27.45 3.72 44.28 5/43 4
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