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With better infrastructure, India will win more Olympic medals in hockey: Kapil Dev

MUMBAI: The legendary Kapil Dev feels cricket reached "new heights" in India due to an upgrade in infrastructure and providing better facilities will help sports like hockey win more medals at the Olympics.

The Times of India · Mar 26, 2022

No regrets that my 175* was not recorded, it's still etched in my head: Kapil Dev

MANESAR: Former India skipper Kapil Dev on Thursday said he has no regret that there is no video footage available of his unbeaten 175-run innings against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup.

The Times of India · Mar 24, 2022

Mithali and Jhulan — captain and bowler peerless!

Duo has been what Gavaskar and Kapil Dev were to the men

The Hindu · Mar 13, 2022

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: 'All-time great' Ashwin goes past Kapil Dev's 434 wickets

MOHALI: The number 434 has been Indian cricket's pride since Kapil Dev retired from international cricket in 1994. Once he had surpassed Richard Hadlee's tally of 431 Test wickets, it was the envy of the cricket world till Courtney Walsh went past him in 2001. Eight bowlers have gone past…

The Times of India · Mar 7, 2022

For me, Ashwin is an all-time great, who keeps on getting better: Rohit

MOHALI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma is surprised at Ravichandran Ashwin's ability to get better with time and termed him an "all-time great" after the senior off-spinner eclipsed Kapil Dev's tally of 434 wickets to become the country's second highest wicket-taker.

The Times of India · Mar 6, 2022

Ashwin goes past Kapil Dev's 434 wickets; becomes India's second-highest wicket-taker in Tests

Ashwin got to the mark with the wicket of Charith Asalanka in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Mohali

The Hindu · Mar 6, 2022

Honour and masculine pride for the country: how the Bollywood sports biopic 83 furthers India's nationalist cause

Contemporary Bollywood films tend to focus on stories of the Indian underdog emerging triumphant after facing adversity or a threat from an “outsider”: the triumph of the charismatic masculine Hinduised hero who fulfils his duty, saves the nation and reclaims India’s lost pride.

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2022

'You will see Kapil Dev not Ranveer Singh': How Ranveer turned himself into Kapil for the movie 83

NEW DELHI: The 1983 World Cup win was a huge watershed moment for Indian cricket. Tagged as underdogs, the Kapil Dev-led Indian team shut out the outside noise in style and lifted the coveted trophy at the 'mecca of cricket' - Lord's.

The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022