THE
REVOLUTION
How one man from Haryana transformed the destiny of Indian cricket forever.
BEFORE AND AFTER KAPIL
📉 BEFORE 1983
- ✗India seen as weak in cricket
- ✗No belief in winning abroad
- ✗Cricket equals batting only
- ✗Fast bowling not valued
- ✗No world championship aspirations
📈 AFTER 1983
- ✓India = World Champions
- ✓Winning mentality established
- ✓All-round cricket embraced
- ✓Fast bowling culture born
- ✓Belief that anything is possible
THE LEGACY TREE
Indian fast bowlers who followed in his footsteps
AWARDS & HONORS
Padma Shri
One of India's highest civilian honors
Wisden Cricketer
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Padma Bhushan
For distinguished service to the nation
Wisden All-Time XI
Named in Wisden's all-time Test XI
ICC Hall of Fame
Inducted into cricket's most elite club
IN HIS OWN WORDS
“Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.”
On mentality
“I never thought of becoming a great cricketer. I just wanted to play.”
On humility
“Fast bowling is an art. It takes passion and practice.”
On bowling
“Believe in yourself. That's the most important thing.”
On self-belief
FROM THE FIELDS OF HARYANA TO THE FIELDS OF LORD'S
THE HURRICANE THAT
CHANGED EVERYTHING
A simple boy from Chandigarh who dreamed of playing cricket. He became the captain who lifted the World Cup. The bowler who held the world record. The all-rounder who inspired generations. The revolution that never ended.
KAPIL DEV
The Original. The Revolutionary. The Hurricane.