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    "excerpt": "He could swing the ball the same way he could move his bat. He was fast like the Hurricane. He was a boy born in Haryana that took India to its first glory in cricket. He was, and still is, one of the",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>CRICKETNMORE Team wishes A Very Happy B&#39;day To Indian Cricketer Kapil Dev As He Turns 62 Today.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To He could swing the ball the same way he could move his bat. He was fast like the Hurricane. He was a boy born in Haryana that took India to its first glory in cricket. He was, and still is, one of the greatest all-rounders in world cricket - Kapil Dev.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kapil Dev has played a huge role in taking the Indian Cricket team to where it stands now. &nbsp;He ran for it and made sure everyone on the team does it too. He led India, for the first time, to the balcony of Lord&#39;s in 1983 to lift the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As Kapil Dev Turns 62 on 6th January, here are some interesting facts about him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Kapil Dev: Records, Facts, Trivia&nbsp;<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Kapil Dev played a total of 131 Test Matches and 225 ODIs in his career 16 year-long international career.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>He scored 5,248 Test runs at an average of 31.05. His 3783 ODI runs came with an average of 23.79.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The Harayana Hurricane has 434 Test wickets, which he took at an average of 29.64. His ODI bowling figures read 253 wickets while averaging 27.45.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Kapil Dev played 184 innings during his international cricket career and never got run out.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>During his 16 years of service for Indian cricket, Kapil Dev never missed a test match because of injury or fitness issues.&nbsp;\r\n\t<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<p><img alt=\"Kapil Dev Records Trivia Facts\" src=\"https:\/\/admin.cricketnmore.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kapil-Dev-lg.jpg\" style=\"height:450px; width:750px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The Haryana Hurricane was the youngest test player to take 100 wickets and score 1000 runs.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The former Indian captain broke the world record of Sir Richard Hadlee of 431 wickets in Test Cricket. Kapil Dev finished his test career with 434 wickets, a record he held for the next eight years.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>He is the only Test captain to take a 9-wicket-haul in an inning. His figures read 9\/83, which is also his best bowling performance. It came in a losing cause, again a record.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Kapil Dev holds the record of highest score batting at number 6 - 175*.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>For the all-rounder he is, Kapil Dev has also made his appearance in four Bollywood films - Dillagi.. Yeh Dillagi, Iqbal, Chain Kulli Main Kulli, and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. He has a song released as well - One India My India.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The legendary Indian cricketer has written four books so far. Three autobiographies and one on Sikhism.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A film on the heroic tale of the Indian Team&#39;s 1983 World Cup win - &#39;83&#39; is being made starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n",
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