The greatest all rounder in Indian cricket, Kapil dev, led his team from, the front throughout the , 1970 s and 1980, named by Wisden , as the Indian cricketer of the century, he was a mainstay, of the Indian test and one day team , from the late 70s to the early 90s , he competed with Ian botham, Imran khan , and Richard Hadley, for the kudos of being the best all-rounder in the 1980s

He only entered cricket by accident, at 13, one of the , Chandigarh sector team, turned out to be short of one player, and Kapil dev was brought in, he impressed so much , that he becomes the regular player, in a country where , cricketers are treated like film stars, Kapil dev was one of the popular and brightest star , he is the inspiration of all young cricketers throughout the world