Kapil Dev inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame in Dubai

Former Indian captain and all-rounder Kapildev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in Dubai on March 9, 2010 for his contribution to world cricket with the bat and the ball.

He was the highest wicket-taker in Test matches at one stage with 434 wickets and had also scalped 253 ODI wickets.

Apart from his bowling, he had also scored 5248 Test runs, including eight centuries and 27 fifties, at an average of 31.05 and 3783 ODI runs.

Kapil Dev said that he was happy to be named along with so many cricketers in the Hall of Fame. The others who are a part of the Hall of Fame are Sunil Gavaskar, Wasim Akram, Clive Lloyd, Richard Hadlee amongst others.

Kapil Dev is also one of the cricketers associated with the Indian Cricket League.