Kapil Dev full name is Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj. He was born 6 January 1959, Chandigarh. Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, which India won. Kapil Dev was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002. Kapil was a right-arm pace bowler noted for his graceful action and potent outswinger, and was India's main strike bowler through most of his career. He also developed a fine inswinging yorker during the 1980s which he used very effectively against tail-enders. Kapil Dev had a rather prosaic stint as India's national cricket coach for 10 months between October 1999 and August 2000.