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INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES in India, FEB 2010

India will play two-match Test series against South Africa at Nagpur and Kolkata, and also three one-day internationals during the tour starting February.
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Kapil Dev

India Cricket Live Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India has produced, and their greatest fast-bowling allrounder. If he had played at any other time - not when Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee were contemporaries - he would surely have been recognised as the best allrounder in the world. In any case he did enough to be voted India's Cricketer of the Century during 2002. His greatest feats were to lead India almost jauntily, and by his allround example, to the 1983 World Cup, and to take the world-record aggregate of Test wickets from Hadlee. It was the stamina of the marathon runner that took him finally to 431 wickets and only a yard beyond. He might not have been quite the bowling equal of Imran, Hadlee or Botham at his best, and his strike rate was less than four wickets per Test. But he was still outstanding in his accuracy and ability to swing the ball, usually away from right-handers. And he could hit a ball even more brilliantly than he bowled it, with uncomplicated flair.

Kapil's most memorable knock was an unbeaten 175 in the 1983 World Cup against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in England, where he rescued India from 17 for five to 266 in 60 overs.

Kapil has claimed 434 Test and 253 One-day wickets in 15 years. He surpassed Richard Hadlee of New Zealand to become the world's highest wicket taker. Walsh of West Indies recently beat him to the world record.
Ever since he broke on the cricketing scene in 1978 as a young fast bowler, Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj has become a household name in Indian cricket. Kapil Dev was the first genuine fast bowler on Indian soil and toiled hard under conditions not very conducive for his type of bowling to become the highest wicket taker in the world.
West Indian war horse Courtney Walsh recently surpassed Kapil's great effort of 434 Test wickets. Though Kapil reached the pinnacle of glory in Test cricket, his high water mark was winning the World Cup in 1983. He was named as the Wisden "Cricketer of the Year" in 1983.
Kapil began his career at Pakistan under the captaincy of Bishen Singh Bedi in 1978. He never looked back, emerging as the strike bowler for India.
Kapil made his Test and Limited Overs International (LOI) debuts in Pakistan during India's tours of 1978-79. Both his debuts were not very impressive in terms of wickets taken.
The tall and well-built Haryana 'Jat' showed that he had the potential to develop into a world-beater. The innings against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup stands out for his ability to win matches single-handedly.
With India tottering at 17 for five, the country's chances of making further progress in the championship looked very bleak. But Kapil scored a marvelous unbeaten 175 (a record which stood for a long time) to take India through to World Cup triumph.

 
Full name Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj
Born January 6, 1959, Chandigarh
Major teams India, Haryana, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

 Career statistics
 
Test debut  Pakistan v India at Faisalabad - Oct 16-21, 1978 
Last Test  New Zealand v India at Hamilton - Mar 19-23, 1994 
ODI debut  Pakistan v India at Quetta - Oct 1, 1978 
Last ODI  India v West Indies at Faridabad - Oct 17, 1994
First-class span  1975/76 - 1993/94
List A span  1977/78 - 1994/95







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India vs South Africa, February 2010

India vs South Africa Cricket Series 2010
MatchVenueDate and Time
1st TestIndia vs South Africa at NagpurSat Feb 6 - Wed Feb 10 (09:30 IST l 04:00 GMT)
2nd TestIndia vs South Africa at KolkataSun Feb 14 - Thu Feb 18 (09:30 IST l 04:00 GMT)
1st ODIIndia vs South Africa at Jaipur
D/N
Sun Feb 21 (14:30 IST | 09:00 GMT)
2nd ODIIndia vs South Africa at KanpurWed Feb 24 (09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT)
3rd ODIIndia vs South Africa at Ahmedabad
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Sat Feb 27 (14:30 IST | 09:00 GMT)

India in Bangladesh Test Series, January 2010

India vs Bangladesh 2-Test Series
Test matches starts at 03:30 GMT/09:00 IST
Date Match Venue
Jan 17-21 2010 1st Test, Bangladesh vs India Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong
Jan 24-28 2010 2nd Test, Bangladesh vs India Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka

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India ODI Matches 2009

Series Played Won Lost N/R
v Sri Lanka 5 4 1 0
v New Zealand 5 3 1 1
v West Indies 4 2 1 1
Total 14 9 3 2

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v New Zealand 3 1 0 2
Total 3 1 0 2

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v Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0
v New Zealand 2 0 2 0
v Bangladesh (W-T20 09) 1 1 0 0
v Ireland (W-T20 09) 1 1 0 0
v West Indies (W-T20 09) 1 0 1 0
v England (W-T20 09) 1 0 1 0
v South Africa (W-T20 09) 1 0 1 0
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