All Time Greatest All Rounders in One Day Internationals

8) Kapil Dev

Since Kapil Dev's retirement in 1994, Indian selectors have tried a lot of players to match his brilliance level but none of them managed to be even half as good. A great captain who led the unit to lift the first World Cup in 1983, the 'Haryana Hurricane' is considered as the greatest all-rounder and the greatest fast-bowler to have represented India.

In his glorious career which lasted for 16 years, Kapil Dev earned the reputation of being a consistently-performing pacer and a hard hitter with the bat. He wasn't only India's greatest all-rounder but also one of the best Indian pacer. Even remarkable is that he nurtured these skills on Indian soil which are, if simply put, morale shattering for the pace bowlers.

Kapil Dev took 253 wickets in 225 matches at an average of 27.45. In his celebrated career, he scored 3783 runs at an average of 23.79 which included one ton and 14 fifties with a strike rate of over 95, which was unheard of at that time. He often batted with the lower-order and could change the momentum of the game single-handedly.

In the World Cup fixture against Zimbabwe in 1983, India was at 17-5. He steered India to victory, away from this trouble, with his masterful unbeaten 175 off 138 deliveries.

Be it one of the best counterattacking innings ever played in an ODI or one of the most vital cogs in the pace bowling, Kapil Dev's all-round brilliance is etched forever in the annals of Indian cricket history.