Welcome to 41 Kapil Dev Quotes in Hindi and English along with some interesting facts and figures about his great leadership and all-round performance.
Kapil Dev Quotes will definitely reveal how he became a national and international sensation through his sheer tall performances and willpower to excel.
Kapil Dev Quotes also tell the story how Kapil Dev became a genuine all-rounder of India.
Kapil Dev Ram Lal Nikhanj born on 06.01.1959 in Chandigarh is a former Indian cricketer. He was a fast bowler and a hard hitting middle order batsman.
Kapil Dev is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to play the game of cricket.
Kapil Dev is also regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of cricket. He was named by the Wisden as the Indian cricketer of the century in 2002.
Kapil Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
Kapil Dev was also India’s National Cricket Coach between October 1999 and August 2000.
Kapil Dev is the first player who has taken 200 ODI wickets. He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434) and scored more than 5000 runs in Tests, making him one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game.
On 11.03.2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
RECORDS HELD BY KAPIL DEV IN TESTS :
- Fastest 50 by an Indian in tests – 30 balls vs. Pakistan in Karachi (1982/83).
- Fastest 100 by an Indian in tests – 74 balls vs. Sri Lanka in Kanpur (1986/87).
- Kapil Dev is the youngest player to reach the milestone of 100 wickets and 300 wickets in tests.
- Kapil Dev is the only player to score 4000 runs and taken more than 400 wickets in tests. (Scored 5248 runs and took 434 wickets).
- Youngest player to do the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. This feat came when he was 21 years and 25 days.
- Kapil Dev is the only player in the test history to score 600 runs and taken 70 wickets in a calendar year. He scored 619 runs and took 74 wickets in 17 tests in 1979.
KAPIL DEV’S RECORD IN ODIs :
- Kapil Dev is the first player to reach the 250 wickets milestone in ODIs.
- Kapil Dev is the first Indian captain to win a world title in 1983. It was Prudential World Cup.
- He is the first Indian to score a century (175 not out) against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in 1983 World Cup.
- He has established the highest score batting at number 5 or low i.e. 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in 1983 World Cup.
- Kapil Dev is the first Indian to take 5 wickets in an Innings. He took 5 for 43 against Australia at Nottingham in 1983 World Cup.
- Kapil Dev is the first player to achieve the double of 3000 runs and 250 wickets.
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Arjuna Award 1979-1980
- Padmashri – 1982
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1983
- Padma Bhushan – 1991
- Wisden Cricketer of the Century – 2002
- ICC Cricket Hall of Fame – 2010
- The 25 Greatest Global Living Legends in India by ND TV – 2013
- C.K.Nayudu Life Time Achievement Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India – 2014
With the help of Wikipedia let us know more about Kapil Dev’s facts and figures….
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| Full name | Kapil Dev Nikhanj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1959 (age 61) Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
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| Nickname | The Haryana Hurricane, Paaji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 142) | 16 October 1978 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 March 1994 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 25) | 1 October 1978 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 October 1994 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1992 | Haryana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quotes:
- I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something…..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : मैं कभी ऑटोग्राफ नहीं लेना चाहता था। हमेशा उन्हें देना चाहता था । ऐसा करने के लिये ,आपको कुछ हासिल करना होगा ।
- Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : खेल केवल रूटीन नहीं होना चाहिए । यह जुनून के बारे में होना चाहिए ।
- Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : हर व्यक्ति में नकारात्मक चीजें आती है, आप उन नकारात्मक चीजों से सीखते हैं ,और आप सकारात्मक व्यक्ति बन जाते हैं ।
- I don’t look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : मैं नकारात्मक चीजों को देखता नहीं हूँ । पिछली गलतियों को देखें और आगे की सोचें ।
- The next generation has always been will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : अगली पीढ़ी हमेशा से पिछली पीढ़ी से बेहतर रही है और बेहतर रहेगी । अगर ऐसा नहीं है , तब ये दुनिया आगे नहीं बढ़ रही होगी ।
- The hunger to win must not die…The appetite has to remain big. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : जीतने की भूख मरना नहीं चाहिए …भूख को बड़ा रखना है ।
- When you have to work, work with a smile. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : जब आपको काम करना होगा , एक मुस्कान के साथ काम करें ।
- All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfill it. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : आपको बस इतना करना है किआप बड़े सपने देखें और इसे पूरा करने का प्रयास करें ।
- As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : जैसे-जैसे मैं जीवन के नए चरण में प्रवेश करता हूँ और मेरा दायरा चौड़ा (बड़ा) होता है , मैं नई चीजें सीखने शुरू करता हूँ ।
- In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : लंबे समय में , मेरा मानना है कि ईमानदारी निश्चित रूप से सबसे अच्छी नीति है । अल्पावधि के लिए कोई भी बेईमान होके बच जा सकता है , लेकिन आखिरकार , ईमानदारी भुगतान करता है । (फाइदा देता है )।
- Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : शिक्षा के अलावा, आपको अच्छे स्वस्थ की जरूरत है, और इसके लिए, आपको खेल खेलने की जरूरत है।
- People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God-and, in those terms, Yes, God is there. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : लोग अक्सर मुझसे पुछते हैं कि मैं भगवान में विश्वास करता हूँ। मैंने कभी भगवान को नहीं देखा है। लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि किसी का विश्वास ही उसका भगवान है – और इसके अनुसार ही,हाँ, ईश्वर है।
- I think pride is more important sometimes than making money. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI : मुझे लगता है कि पैसा कमाने से गर्व कभी-कभी अधिक महत्वपूर्ण होता है।
- People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI: लोगों को कभी भी उम्मीद नहीं थी कि एक छोटे शहर के एक लड़के की मेरी जैसी ज़िंदगी होगी जैसा मैंने किया ।
- There is inspiration all around us. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI: हमारे चारों ओर प्रेरणा है।
- Speed can’t always get you wickets. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI: गति आपको हमेशा विकेट नहीं दिला सकती।
- I have played cricket on my own terms. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI: मैंने अपनी शर्तों पर क्रिकेट खेला है।
- Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realize that education is the most important things in their lives. They must find the right balance. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI: हालांकि किशोर आमतौर पर खेल में बहुत रुचि रखते हैं, उन्हें ये भी अवश्य समझना चाहिए कि शिक्षा उनके जीवन में सबसे महत्वपूर्ण चीज है। उन्हें सही संतुलन खोजना होगा।
- I have no political aspirations. That’s it. …..KAPIL DEV
HINDI: मेरी कोई राजनीतिक महत्वाकांक्षा नहीं है। बस ।
- I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : मैं एक शरारती बच्चा था। शिक्षक मुझे बहुत पसंद नहीं करते थे।
- Sports is my passion. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : खेल मेरा जुनून है।
- If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : अगर मैं क्रिकेट विदेशों में शिखा सकता हूँ, क्यों नहीं मैं यहाँ अपने देश में ही सिखाऊँ।
- All artists are crazy. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : सभी कलाकार पागल हैं।
- I always breathe cricket. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : मैं हमेशा साँसों में क्रिकेट लेता हूँ।
- Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : तेज गेंदबाजी एक कला है, स्पिन गेंदबाजी की तरह।
- My role models have kept on changing. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : मेरे रोल मॉडेल बदलते रहे हैं।
- Good sports facilities are a blessing. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : अच्छी खेल सुबीधाएँ आशीर्वाद हैं ।
- I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : मैं किसी भी बल्लेबाज से नफरत करता था, जो मेरी गेंद पर आउट नहीं होता।
- It is always nice when you are honoured. The lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : यह हमेशा अच्छा होता है जब आप सम्मानित होते हैं। जीवनभर का पुरस्कार मुझे बूढ़ा महसूस कराता है। मैं केवल 55 का हूँ।
- The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : इंग्लैंड में किसी भी क्रिकेटर के लिए सबसे बड़ी परीक्षा मौसम है।
- If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them? …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : अगर आपके पास दो अच्छे ऑफ स्पिन्नर हैं, उन दोनों को खिलाने में समस्या क्या है?
- One can’t feel old in a day or overnight. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : कोई एक दिन या रातभर में बूढ़ा नहीं हो सकता।
- I am not too intelligent. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : मैं बहुत बुद्धिमान नहीं हूँ।
- As an Indian, I would like to back my government. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : एक भारतीय के रूप में, मैं अपनी सरकार का समर्थन करना चाहूँगा ।
- When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the people who try to pull you down. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : जब तुम बड़े हो रहे हो, हर कोई आपकी मदद करेगा। जब आप शीर्ष पर पहुँच जाते हैं, हर कोई आपको नीचे खींचने लगेगा। वही लोग जो आपकी मदद करेंगे वही लोग होंगे जो आपको नीचे खींचने की कोशिश करेंगे।
- When we use to play, we thought no one can break Sunil Gavaskar’s record. No one could think about 50 Test Centuries at that time. This is certainly a big knock under the circumstances, better than the 200s and 300s. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : जब हम खेला करते थे, हम सोचते थे कि सुनील गावस्कर का रिकॉर्ड को कोई नहीं तोड़ सकता। कोई भी उस समय 50 टेस्ट शतक के बारे में नहीं सोच सकता था। यह निश्चित रूप से उन परिस्थितियों में बड़ी पारी थी, 200s और 300s से बेहतर थे।
- Sourav is a great captain and we should be proud of such a leader. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : सौरभ एक महान कप्तान है और हमे इस तरह के एक लीडर पर गर्व होना चाहिए।
- Osho’s books inspire me to meditate. They give me peace of mind. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : ओशो के किताबें मुझे ध्यान करने के लिए प्रेरित करते हैं। वे मुझे मन की शांति देती हैं।
- Dhoni backed Jadeja to play aggressively and backed Ishant to bowl short. I have not seen a better Indian captain than him. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : धोनी ने जाडेजा को आक्रामक तरीके से खेलने को प्रोत्साहित किया और ईशांत को शॉर्ट गेंदबाजी डालने के लिए समर्थन किया। मैंने उनसे बेहतर कोई भारतीय कप्तान नहीं देखा है।
- Dhoni is my Hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, but this boy has as much talent as anyone in the game. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : धोनी मेरा हीरो है। हम सचिन तेंदुलकर, वीरेंदर सहवाग के बारे में बहुत बातें करते हैं लेकिन इस लड़के के पास खेल में उतनी ही प्रतिभा है जितनी किसी और के पास है।
- I used to hate England because they ruled my country but I am happy they gave us the game of cricket, which they can’t play very well, and the English language, which I can’t speak well. …..KAPIL DEV
Hindi : मैं इंग्लैंड से नफरत करता था क्योंकि उन्होने मेरे देश पर शासन किया था किन्तु मुझे खुशी है कि उन्होने हमें क्रिकेट का खेल दिया, जो वे अच्छी तरह से खेल नहीं सकते, और अंग्रेज़ी भाषा, जो मैं अच्छी तरह से नहीं बोल सकता।
CONCLUSION:
From the Kapil Dev quotes in Hindi and English it can be concluded that Kapil Dev was a simple man with simple formula for success. He had pure love for cricket and honestly gave 100% to the game.
The game of cricket has given him name, fame, money and everything. He also gave everything to cricket and could show that India could also produce fast bowlers. He reduced the dependency on spinners in team India.
Kapil Dev became the Wisden’s Cricketer of the century in 2002. From the very beginning of his career he became a national pride with great sportsman spirit, skill, dedication, determination, discipline, stamina and perseverance.
Kapil Dev (Haryana Hurricane) became a role model not only nationally but also internationally too. His achievements are beyond imagination during the period he was playing cricket.
Kapil Dev will ever remain as a great cricketer and a great leader. He became a catalyst, a big thinker and achieved big in sports and games in India. All these qualities reflect in the Kapil Dev quotes in Hindi and English.
Kudos to Kapil Dev. India is lucky to get an inspiring player and leader like him.
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