#4 Kapil Dev (6/84 at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica)
Kapil Dev is hailed as one of the greatest all-rounders to have ever graced the game. He is the 1st Indian captain to win a World Cup. His captaincy was inspirational during the 1983 World Cup which marked the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket history.
During the 1988-89 series in West Indies, India fared very poorly. They lost the first 3 matches of the series and were trailing by an unassailable 3-0 margin before the start of the fourth Test. They narrowly avoided defeat in the 4th Test.
West Indies scored 384 in the first innings in reply to India’s 289 and if it was not for Kapil Dev West Indies would have scored much more. Richie Richardson and Sir Vivian Richards both scored centuries before Kapil Dev’s heroics curtailed the opposition score. From 321-3 West Indies fell apart and could manage only 384.
Kapil went on to dismiss Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Richie Richardson, Vivian Richards, A.L. Logie and Malcolm Marshal, not a bad list one might say!.
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