During his appearance on the talk show, Kapil Dev also remembered the 1983 World Cup match against Zimbabwe, where he single-handedly saved the day for the team. Dev played his best ODI knock, slamming an unbeaten 175* to power India to a 31-run win.
I always performed my best in Chennai: Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev is one of the best all-rounders to have played for the Indian cricket team. The 61-year-old had represented the country in 225 ODIs and 131 Tests. He scored over 8,000 runs in international cricket, while also being the only Indian pace bowler with over 400 Test wickets.
Talking about his performance at Chepauk, Kapil featured in 11 Tests played at the MA Chidarambam Stadium, scoring 708 runs at an average of 54.46. With the ball, he scalped 40 wickets that included two five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul. He reflected on his excellent record at this ground and said:
He even recalled his epic partnership with Syed Kirmani during the 1983 World Cup game against Zimbabwe. The duo had added 126 runs for the ninth wicket, which remains the best Indian ODI partnership for that wicket.
The former Indian all-rounder also spent a lot of time with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh recently as the actor will play his role in the movie based on the Indian cricket team’s first World Cup win.
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