Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev, also known as the Haryana Hurricane, was born 6th January, 1959 in Chandigarh. Kapil Dev played his first competitive game of cricket at the age of 13. In Chandigarh he used to be a regular spectator to watch the inter-sector matches. One Sunday the Sector 16 team fell one player short and Kapil who had gone to watch the match was taken in as a replacement. The sector 16 team boasted of 3 players who had played Ranji Trophy cricket for haryana. The young Kapil Dev impressed them with his attitude and talent and became a regular member of the side.

His family noticing his passion for the game encouraged him to take up the game seriously. His elder brother gave him lots of encouragement and at age 14, Kapil started playing for DAV school. He was coached by Desh Prem Azad, a well known cricket coach in chandigarh. At the age of 15, Kapil Dev was invited to attend a live-in coaching camp in Bombay. The camp held at the Cricket Club Of India was conducted by Hemu Adhikari who also was an ex India test cricketer.