Kapil Dev

Kapil was a right arm pace bowler noted for his graceful action and potent outswinger, and was Indias main strike bowler for most of his career. He also developed a fine inswinging yorker during the 1980s, which he used very effectively against tail enders. As a batsman, he was a natural striker of the ball who could hook and drive effectively. A naturally aggressive player, he often helped India in difficult situations by taking the attack to the opposition. Nicknamed The Haryana Hurricane, he represented the Haryana cricket team in domestic cricket. He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the most number of wickets taken in Test cricket, a record subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh in 2000. At the time, he was also Indias highest wicket taker in both major forms of cricket, Tests and ODIs. He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets 434 wickets and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests,making him one of the greatest all rounders to have played the game. On 8 March 2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.