Kapil Dev is a former Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who represented India between 1978 and 1994. He took 24 five-wicket hauls during his international career. In cricket, a five-wicket haul—also known as a five-for or fifer [2]—refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [3] and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [4] [N 1] A right-arm fast bowler, Kapil Dev took 434 wickets in Test cricket and 253 in ODIs. [5] With 23 five-wicket hauls in Tests, he has the third highest number of international five-wicket hauls among Indian cricketers as of 2012, after Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. [4] [N 2] Kapil Dev was named by the Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1983 and Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002. [6] [7] Eight years later, the International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted him into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. [8] As of 2012, Kapil Dev also holds the record for being the only player to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored over 5,000 runs in Tests. [9] [10] [11] [N 2]
Kapil Dev made his Test and ODI debuts against Pakistan, both in 1978. [5] His first five-wicket haul came a year later against England during the first Test of India's tour. [12] His career-best bowling figures in an innings of nine for 83 was achieved in 1983 against the West Indies in Ahmedabad. [12] [N 3] In Tests, Kapil Dev was most successful against Pakistan and Australia, with seven five-wicket hauls against each of them. [12] He took his only five-wicket haul in ODIs against Australia during the 1983 Cricket World Cup. [12]
After playing for nearly 16 years, Kapil Dev retired from international cricket in 1994. [13] At the time of his retirement, he held the world record for the most wickets taken in Test and ODI cricket; both records were subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh and Wasim Akram respectively. [13] [14] [15] His combined tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is eleventh in the all-time list in 2012, a record jointly held with Sydney Barnes, Imran Khan and Dennis Lillee. [4] [N 1]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled |
Runs | Number of runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Econ | Runs conceded per over |
Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
Result | Result for the India team |
† | Kapil Dev was man of the match |
‡ | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 July 1979 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 1 | 48 | 146 | 5 | 3.04 | Lost [17] | |
2 | 13 October 1979 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Australia | 2 | 32 | 82 | 5 | 2.56 | Drawn [18] | |
3 | 26 October 1979 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta [N 4] | Australia | 1 | 32 | 74 | 5 | 2.31 | Drawn [19] | |
4 | 4 December 1979 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Pakistan | 1 | 23.5 | 58 | 5 | 2.43 | Drawn [20] | |
5 | 25 December 1979 | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Pakistan | 2 | 28 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | Drawn [21] | |
6 | 15 January 1980 ‡ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras [N 5] | Pakistan | 3 | 23.4 | 56 | 7 | 2.36 | Won [22] | |
7 | 2 January 1981 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia | 2 | 36.1 | 97 | 5 | 2.68 | Lost [23] | |
8 | 7 February 1981 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 4 | 16.4 | 28 | 5 | 1.68 | Won [24] | |
9 | 27 November 1981 † | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay [N 6] | England | 4 | 13.2 | 70 | 5 | 5.25 | Won [25] | |
10 | 1 January 1982 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta [N 4] | England | 1 | 31 | 91 | 6 | 2.93 | Drawn [26] | |
11 | 10 June 1982 † | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | England | 1 | 43 | 125 | 5 | 2.90 | Lost [27] | |
12 | 17 September 1982 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras [N 5] | Sri Lanka | 3 | 24.3 | 110 | 5 | 4.48 | Drawn [28] | |
13 | 23 December 1982 | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan | 2 | 28.5 | 102 | 5 | 3.53 | Lost [29] | |
14 | 3 January 1983 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan | 2 | 38.4 | 220 | 7 | 5.68 | Lost [30] | |
15 | 23 January 1983 † | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 1 | 30.5 | 85 | 8 | 2.75 | Drawn [31] | |
16 | 14 September 1983 | Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Pakistan | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn [32] | |
17 | 29 October 1983 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | West Indies | 2 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 2.48 | Drawn [33] | |
18 | 12 November 1983 ‡ | Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad | West Indies | 3 | 30.3 | 83 | 9 | 2.72 | Lost [34] | |
19 | 13 December 1985 † | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 1 | 38 | 106 | 8 | 2.78 | Drawn [35] | |
20 | 15 April 1989 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 3 | 25 | 58 | 5 | 2.32 | Lost [36] | |
21 | 28 April 1989 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies | 2 | 33 | 84 | 6 | 2.54 | Lost [37] | |
22 | 26 December 1991 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 2 | 35 | 97 | 5 | 2.77 | Lost [38] | |
23 | 25 January 1992 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 3 | 51 | 130 | 5 | 2.54 | Lost [39] |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 June 1983 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia | 1 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 3.58 | Lost [41] |
Kapil Dev is a former Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who represented India between 1978 and 1994. He took 24 five-wicket hauls during his international career. In cricket, a five-wicket haul—also known as a five-for or fifer [2]—refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [3] and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [4] [N 1] A right-arm fast bowler, Kapil Dev took 434 wickets in Test cricket and 253 in ODIs. [5] With 23 five-wicket hauls in Tests, he has the third highest number of international five-wicket hauls among Indian cricketers as of 2012, after Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. [4] [N 2] Kapil Dev was named by the Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1983 and Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002. [6] [7] Eight years later, the International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted him into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. [8] As of 2012, Kapil Dev also holds the record for being the only player to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored over 5,000 runs in Tests. [9] [10] [11] [N 2]
Kapil Dev made his Test and ODI debuts against Pakistan, both in 1978. [5] His first five-wicket haul came a year later against England during the first Test of India's tour. [12] His career-best bowling figures in an innings of nine for 83 was achieved in 1983 against the West Indies in Ahmedabad. [12] [N 3] In Tests, Kapil Dev was most successful against Pakistan and Australia, with seven five-wicket hauls against each of them. [12] He took his only five-wicket haul in ODIs against Australia during the 1983 Cricket World Cup. [12]
After playing for nearly 16 years, Kapil Dev retired from international cricket in 1994. [13] At the time of his retirement, he held the world record for the most wickets taken in Test and ODI cricket; both records were subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh and Wasim Akram respectively. [13] [14] [15] His combined tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is eleventh in the all-time list in 2012, a record jointly held with Sydney Barnes, Imran Khan and Dennis Lillee. [4] [N 1]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled |
Runs | Number of runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Econ | Runs conceded per over |
Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
Result | Result for the India team |
† | Kapil Dev was man of the match |
‡ | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 July 1979 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 1 | 48 | 146 | 5 | 3.04 | Lost [17] | |
2 | 13 October 1979 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Australia | 2 | 32 | 82 | 5 | 2.56 | Drawn [18] | |
3 | 26 October 1979 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta [N 4] | Australia | 1 | 32 | 74 | 5 | 2.31 | Drawn [19] | |
4 | 4 December 1979 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Pakistan | 1 | 23.5 | 58 | 5 | 2.43 | Drawn [20] | |
5 | 25 December 1979 | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Pakistan | 2 | 28 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | Drawn [21] | |
6 | 15 January 1980 ‡ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras [N 5] | Pakistan | 3 | 23.4 | 56 | 7 | 2.36 | Won [22] | |
7 | 2 January 1981 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia | 2 | 36.1 | 97 | 5 | 2.68 | Lost [23] | |
8 | 7 February 1981 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 4 | 16.4 | 28 | 5 | 1.68 | Won [24] | |
9 | 27 November 1981 † | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay [N 6] | England | 4 | 13.2 | 70 | 5 | 5.25 | Won [25] | |
10 | 1 January 1982 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta [N 4] | England | 1 | 31 | 91 | 6 | 2.93 | Drawn [26] | |
11 | 10 June 1982 † | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | England | 1 | 43 | 125 | 5 | 2.90 | Lost [27] | |
12 | 17 September 1982 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras [N 5] | Sri Lanka | 3 | 24.3 | 110 | 5 | 4.48 | Drawn [28] | |
13 | 23 December 1982 | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan | 2 | 28.5 | 102 | 5 | 3.53 | Lost [29] | |
14 | 3 January 1983 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan | 2 | 38.4 | 220 | 7 | 5.68 | Lost [30] | |
15 | 23 January 1983 † | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 1 | 30.5 | 85 | 8 | 2.75 | Drawn [31] | |
16 | 14 September 1983 | Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Pakistan | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn [32] | |
17 | 29 October 1983 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | West Indies | 2 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 2.48 | Drawn [33] | |
18 | 12 November 1983 ‡ | Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad | West Indies | 3 | 30.3 | 83 | 9 | 2.72 | Lost [34] | |
19 | 13 December 1985 † | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 1 | 38 | 106 | 8 | 2.78 | Drawn [35] | |
20 | 15 April 1989 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 3 | 25 | 58 | 5 | 2.32 | Lost [36] | |
21 | 28 April 1989 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies | 2 | 33 | 84 | 6 | 2.54 | Lost [37] | |
22 | 26 December 1991 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 2 | 35 | 97 | 5 | 2.77 | Lost [38] | |
23 | 25 January 1992 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 3 | 51 | 130 | 5 | 2.54 | Lost [39] |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 June 1983 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia | 1 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 3.58 | Lost [41] |