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Kapil Dev is popularly nicknamed:
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Answer: Option A — Haryana Hurricane
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Kapil Dev, the legendary Indian all-rounder and captain of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, is popularly known as the "Haryana Hurricane" because of his fast bowling and because he came from Haryana.
Career highlights:
- He was born on 6 January 1959 in Chandigarh and played domestic cricket for Haryana.
- He made his Test debut in 1978 against Pakistan at Faisalabad.
- He captained India to its first World Cup title in 1983, beating the West Indies in the final at Lord's.
- In the 1983 World Cup, he scored 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells after India were 17 for 5, one of the greatest ODI innings.
- He took 434 Test wickets, which was then the world record, passing Richard Hadlee's 431 in 1994.
- He is the only player to have scored over 5,000 runs and taken over 400 wickets in Test cricket.
- He played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs.
Honours:
- Arjuna Award (1979-80), Padma Shri (1982) and Padma Bhushan (1991).
- Wisden named him the "Indian Cricketer of the Century" in 2002.
- He was one of the first three Indians inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (2009).
- The film "83" (2021), with Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, tells the story of the 1983 World Cup win.
- He served briefly as coach of the Indian team in 1999-2000.
Other cricket nicknames:
- Sunil Gavaskar: "Little Master" or "Sunny".
- Sachin Tendulkar: "Master Blaster".
- Virender Sehwag: "Nawab of Najafgarh".
- Harbhajan Singh: "Turbanator" (also "Bhajji").
- Rahul Dravid: "The Wall".
- S. Dhoni: "Captain Cool".
- Sourav Ganguly: "Dada" or "Prince of Kolkata".
- Yuvraj Singh: "Sixer King".
Why not the other options?
- ✗"Little Master" is Sunil Gavaskar.
- ✗"Nawab of Najafgarh" is Virender Sehwag.
- ✗"Turbanator" is Harbhajan Singh.
Quick tip
Remember: Kapil Dev = "Haryana Hurricane"; 1983 World Cup captain; 175* vs Zimbabwe; 434 Test wickets (world record in 1994); Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century.
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