Kapil Dev, the legendary Indian cricket team captain and all-rounder who led India to glory in the 1983 World Cup, has been admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack. According to several reports, Kapil Dev is in a stable condition after undergoing angioplasty and he is out of danger. The former cricketer represented India for well over a decade. He had made his debut for India against Pakistan in Quetta on October 1, 1978, before making his Test debut later that month in Faisalabad.
He went on to represent India in 131 Tests, amassing 5,248 runs in addition to picking up 434 wickets. Kapil Dev also represented India in 225, ODIs, scoring 3,783 runs and picking up 253 wickets. His finest moment in the game came in 1983 when he led India to their first-ever World Cup triumph. After retiring from the game in 1994, he served as the head coach of the Indian. He took charge of the team in 1999 but had a forgettable stint with the team. He had to resign from the post in the wake of the match-fixing scandal. Later, Kapil Dev was cleared of all the charges.
