Kapil Dev
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Kapil Dev Nikhanj is an Indian former cricketer. One of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman. Dev is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored more than 5,000 runs in Test.
Dev in 2013
Dev with the Indian President Zail Singh after the team's return to India post winning the World Cup. They are holding the Cricket World Cup Trophy.
Dev with Indian PM Narendra Modi, Australian PM Tony Abbott, Sunil Gavaskar and VVS Laxman along with the Cricket World Cup Trophy and Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2014.
Indian Army chief pinning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on Dev, 2008.
All-rounder
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An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists. Some wicket-keepers have the skills of a specialist batter and have been referred to as all-rounders, but the term wicket-keeper-batter is more commonly applied to them, even if they are substitute wicket keepers who also bowl.
Sir Garfield Sobers is considered as one of the most decorated All-rounders of all time.
Jacques Kallis is the only All-rounder in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket.
Shakib Al Hasan is considered one of the best all-rounders in recent times.
Image: Flintoff batting in the 2009 Ashes at Cardiff