Five greatest cricketers from Haryana

#1. Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev receiving the 1983 Cricket World Cup

India's greatest all-rounder and the side's most successful captain till 2000, Kapil Dev is a true legend in cricket.

Hailing from a small town from India, he went on to become the leading wicket-taker in the world and while representing a country which seldom produced pace bowlers he ended up setting the benchmark for pacers across the world.

He was undoubtedly India's greatest ever pace bowler and his all-around skills put him among the best in the world but Kapil's greatest achievement is lifting the world cup trophy in 1983 in the Lord's balcony.

The right-arm pacer's batting was as effective as his bowling and he inked his name in the batting records by slamming 175 runs against Zimbabwe in a memorable counter-attacking inning in the 1983 world cup. His score of 175 was the highest individual score in ODI cricket at that time. Also, he once collared Eddie Hemmings of England for four consecutive sixes to avoid follow-on in 1990 with India nine wickets down.

Kapil was rewarded for his valuable contributions in 2002 when he was voted as the Indian cricketer of the century.