When India’s greatest all-rounder Kapil Dev arrived in Test cricket
On October 16, 46 years ago, Kapil Dev debuted in Test cricket, kickstarting his journey to becoming India’s greatest all-rounder. After a modest Test debut, he captained India to a historic ODI World Cup win five years later in 1983 and retired as the world’s leading Test wicket-taker with 424 wickets in October 1994.