All-time combined India-Sri Lanka ODI XI

#7 Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev - a legendary all-rounder and by far the greatest India ever produced

India may have unearthed another Tendulkar or a 'player comparable with Tendulkar' in the form of Virat Kohli but the search for the next Kapil Dev seems to be futile and never-ending. Without an iota of doubt, Kapil is the greatest Indian all-rounder and formed the golden quartet of all-rounders in the 1980s along with Ian Botham, Imran Khan and Richard Hadlee. Even as a pace bowler, Kapil is easily the greatest ever to emerge from the Indian soil.

With the bat, Kapil could be devastating. At a time when a Strike Rate of 70 was the norm, Kapil amassed his runs at a blistering rate of 95 runs per 100 balls. His 175 not out scored in a World Cup encounter against Zimbabwe when India were in deep trouble is one of the most memorable rescue acts in ODI cricket.

Any all-time great team is incomplete without the presence of an all-time great all-rounder and who better than Kapil Dev? If we sift through the list of all-rounders India and Sri Lanka produced, the 'Haryana Hurricane' is light years ahead of any other rival and hence, he wins the all-rounder slot hands down. At no.7, Kapil can provide the quick runs needed in the death overs.