India’s All-time XI to have played Test cricket in England

#4 All-rounder: Kapil Dev

India’s first genuine all-rounder and by far the best that the country has ever produced, Kapil Dev was India’s go-to man both with the bat and the ball in the adverse conditions. He could pick wickets and bowl consistent line and lengths. His charismatic appearance and bravado style of batting made him a nation-hero.

His exploits in seamer-friendly English conditions were less to none. He led India’s pace bowling along with Madan Lan and others. It was under Kapil’s captaincy that India displayed a rampaging performance in 1986 to win the series 2-0. He always played a handy knock lower down the order with a strike rate often in excess of 100.

M:13, Runs: 638, Average: 35.44, HS: 110, Wickets: 43, Average: 39.18