Five Indian bowlers and their bunnies

#4 Kapil Dev - Mudassar Nazar

The India-Pakistan rivalry has been the custodian of intriguing sub-plots over the years. From Miandad-Chetan Sharma to Sachin Tendulkar-Shoaib Akhtar and now Virat Kohli-Mohammad Amir, the rivalries over the years have added to the magnanimity of the contest.

One subplot that was pivotal to the contest in the 80s was the battle between the great Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev and Pakistan's batsman Mudassar Nazar. Kapil and Mudassar faced off in a total of 18 Test matches from 1978-1984 out of which Dev accounted for him 12 times with an astounding success rate of 0.66.

In a glittering career that spanned over 16 years, Dev had quite a lot of batsmen around the world on tenterhooks, having dismissed greats like Allan Border and David Gower ten times.