An earnest attempt at uncovering the truth behind the match-fixing saga, but fails to highlight any new information.
India's 1983 World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev feels the growing self belief of the Indian cricket team that they can win regularly outside the subcontinent could hold them in good stead to defend the 2015 World Cup title in Australia and New Zealand.
Former India captain Kapil Dev says the difference between England and India in the ongoing Test series is the all-rounders former possess.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the Board could not accept the former all-rounder as head of both NCA and ICL.
Becomes only the second Indian to take 500 wickets and score 5,000 runs in international cricket.
At 37, Sachin Tendulkar is definitely at the twilight of his career but former India captain Kapil Dev thinks otherwise. The 1983 World Cup-winning captain feels the champion batsman will go on to play another World Cup unless India lays its hands on next year's quadrennial event.
Three days after the June 22 felicitation in New Delhi by BCCI, Kapil Dev and rest of India's 1983 World Cup winning team would revisit Lord's, where they had scripted the most memorable chapter in the history of Indian cricket 25 years ago.
That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot.
The Indian cricket team defied all odds, expectations and made history on June 25, 1983 by winning its first cricket World Cup crown, defeating the mighty West Indies in the final by 43 runs at Lord's.
Mukesh Parpiani, one of India's finest photojournalists, delved into his archives for these rare glimpses of a young cricketer who turns 50 today.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers that matter from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval, on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went past the legendary Kapil Dev's 434 Test scalps on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday to become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game.
Former India Kapil Dev took a dig at the Cricket Board on Thursday for not giving the triumphant Indian squad more time to unwind after their fabulous World Cup triumph on April 2 and for paying much more money to represent their IPL franchises than the country.
Former pace ace Kapil Dev says there are enough fast bowlers to win India a match if the top guys are unavailable.
"I am working for the betterment of my game. For me, cricket everywhere is same," said Kapil.
'During the climactic match, I heard people sobbing.' 'I've not had this experience before, not even in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.'
Former captain Kapil Dev on Monday, came down heavily on the BCCI for sacking the national team bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh without looking into the good work they had done for the team.
The legendary all-rounder said although there were some good individual performances last year, overall the Indian team could have done better.
Former skipper Kapil Dev has criticised the Indian players for surrendering their No. 1 world Test rankings to England, saying the visitors were just not prepared to deal with the English attack.
Dominic Xavier offers his take on Indian cricket's Kohli Dilemma.
India's 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Thursday expressed anguish over the latest spot-fixing scandal and said he feels for the passionate fans of Pakistan.
Indian Cricket League chief Kapil Dev said there was hardly meeting with the BCCI as they were told to shut down the ICL and they only talks would be held.
The round involving Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Kapil Dev and Murali Karthik was termed 'Champions for a Cause - Charity Golf Match'.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori on Wednesday joined the likes of Kapil Dev, Richard Hadlee and Shane Warne when he became only the eighth all-rounder in Test cricket's history to collect 3,000 runs and bag 300 wickets.
The former India captain and coach called upon well-off cricketers to gift the money to others in need.
CoA chief Vinod Rai has made it clear that the CAC comprising Kapil were 'not conflicted'
The Kapil Dev-led panel has got the green light from the BCCI's legal team to appoint the next coach of the men's side by mid-August.
Former India captain Kapil Dev hinted that the fourth estate should not cover the Board of Control for Cricket in India's multi-million dollar venture if curbs on accreditation norms for the media are not lifted.
India, led by a young Kapil Dev, shocked the cricketing world as they upset the mighty West Indies in the final to win their first World Cup.
Three Indian cricketing legends -- Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi -- figured among the 55 former players named on Friday in the ICC's inaugural Hall of Fame list as part of its centenary celebrations. Launching the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in Sydney, Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said the initiative, in association with Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA), would provide the chance for the game to recognise its greatest achievers.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have come under heavy criticism for his captaincy during the just-concluded home Test series against England but former skipper Kapil Dev backed him as the best bet to lead India in limited-overs cricket.
Suryakumar's decision-making and awareness was also applauded by India's fielding coach T Dilip.
On the 30th year of India's maiden World Cup triumph, the captain of the team Kapil Dev feels that particular evening at Lord's "changed the dimension" of the game in the country.
The film didn't offer the unfettered entertainment which everyone sought -- it was out-and-out a docu-drama, not a masala movie, notes Sandeep Goyal.
In her now-deleted post, Mohamed said Sharma is "fat for a sportsman". "Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had!" she said.
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain was also pleased with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy in the ODI tri-series and believes he has a great future ahead of him.
Former India captain Kapil Dev pleaded before the Delhi high court on Friday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India be directed to release pensions due to him and other players who joined the breakaway Indian Cricket League.
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