Kapil Dev - Indian Cricket Captain

 

Legendary Kapil Dev -  Indian Cricket Captain

 

Legendary  Kapil Dev Nikhanj is a former Indian cricket team captain born 6 January 1959 (age 61 years) Chandigarh, India. He was a fast bowler and a hard hitting middle order batsman. Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer and the greatest pace bowler in his country's history.He is also regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of cricket

 

Batting: Right-handed

Bowling: Right arm fast-medium

Nickname: The Haryana Hurricane, Paaji

Test debut (cap 142): 16 October 1978 v Pakistan

ODI debut (cap 25): 1 October 1978 v Pakistan

Last ODI: 17 October 1994 v West Indies

Last Test: 19 March 1994 v New Zealand

 

Legendary Indian Captain cricketer  Kapil Dev came to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (Okhla Road) emergency department at 1:00 am on 23rd October with a complaint of chest pain. He was evaluated and an emergency coronary angioplasty was performed in the middle of the night. Currently, he is admitted in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute-ICU and under close supervision of Dr Atul Mathur and his team. Kapil Dev is stable now and he is expected to get discharged in a couple of days.

Kapil Dev has been pretty active with his views on cricket in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. The former Indian skipper was also dealing with diabetes-related health issues. However, the news of Kapil Dev's heart attack has left the entire social media shocked as fans took to different platforms to wish the 'Haryana Hurricane' a speedy recovery. 

Cricketer Captain Kapil Dev has suffered a heart attack and is said to be undergoing angioplasty surgery at a hospital in New Delhi. Former India captain and one of the finest all-rounders that the cricket world has produced, Kapil Dev led India to their first World Cup triumph in 1983.