Kapil Dev (Indian Cricketer) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	06/01/1959
Age	67 years
Birthplace	Chandigarh, India

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj
Nickname(s)	Haryana Hurricane KD

Physical Stats & More

Height	6 feet
Weight	80 kg
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh
College/University	Did Not Attend
Educational Qualification	Not Known

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Jat
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Address	A sprawling house at Sundar Nagar, Delhi
Hobbies	Playing Golf Table Tennis Squash Watching Films

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year 1980

Family

Wife/Spouse

Romi Bhatia (Entrepreneur)

Children

Amiya Dev (born
16 January 1996)

Parents

Father	Ram Lal Nikhanj (teak merchant
Mother	Raj Kumari Lajwanti (died in 2009)

Siblings

Ramesh (younger
lives in sector-9, Chandigarh)
Bhushan (elder
lives in sector-27, Chandigarh)
Naresh
Manju
Neeru
Pinky Gill

Career

International Debut

ODI	1 October 1978 against Pakistan at Quetta
Test	16-21 October 1978 against Pakistan at Faisalabad

International Retirement

ODI	17 October 1994 against West Indies at Faridabad
Test	19-23 March 1994 against New Zealand at Hamilton

Jersey Number

N/A (during his time, the culture of Jersey Number was not there)

Domestic/State Team(s)

Haryana
Northamptonshire
Worcestershire

Coach/Mentor

Desh Prem Azad

Batting Style

Right-handed

Bowling Style

Right-arm fast-medium

Favourite Shot

Hook & Drive

Favourite Ball

Out-swing & In-swing Yorker

Test Matches

131

Test Runs

5248

Test Wickets

434

ODI Matches

225

ODI Runs

3783

ODI Wickets

253

Favourites

Favourite Cricketer

Batsmen	Ian Botham Don Bradman
Bowler(s)	Imran Khan Richard Hadlee

Favourite Food(s)

Cheese
Thai and Italian Cuisines

Style Quotient

Car(s) Collection	Four-door Porsche Panamera sedan C-Class Mercedes (HR 26 DA 1983) Mercedes GLS 350 d (HR 26 DB 1983) Toyota Fortuner (DL 8 CAF 1983)
Assets/Properties	Elevens - The Kaptains Retreat restaurant in Sector-35, Chandigarh Elevens - The Kaptains Retreat restaurant at Fraser Road in Patna, Bihar 5% stake in Zicom Electronics Dev Musco Lighting Pvt Limited in partnership with Musco Lighting to install floodlights in sports venues in India SAMCO Ventures; holding company for SAMCO Securities

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Kapil Dev does not smoke.
2. Kapil Dev drinks alcohol.
3. In May 2017, Kapil Dev received a wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in New Delhi.
4. Kapil Dev has authored three autobiographies: 'By God’s Decree' (1985), 'Cricket My Style' (1987), and 'Straight From The Heart' (2004).

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