Kapil Dev Test record against England
1979-07-12 – 1993-02-19 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 27 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 39 batting innings and 48 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 39 | 1,355 | 33 | 41.06 | 85.27 |
| Bowling | 48 | 3,174 | 85 | 37.34 | 74.62 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.00 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 6,343.
Batting milestones in this sample: 2 centuries and 8 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,589.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 197945 runs
- 198045 runs
- 1981159 runs
- 1982451 runs
- 1984109 runs
- 1985144 runs
- 198681 runs
- 1990220 runs
- 1993101 runs
- 197916 wickets
- 19803 wickets
- 198111 wickets
- 198221 wickets
- 19844 wickets
- 19856 wickets
- 198610 wickets
- 19907 wickets
- 19937 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 66 | 50.50 | 69.65 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 145 | 6 | 7 | 19.00 | 2.59 | 44.00 |
| 1990 | 3 | 5 | 220 | 110 | 55.00 | 81.78 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 269 | 6 | 7 | 63.57 | 3.47 | 109.71 |
| 1986 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 31 | 20.25 | 139.65 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 30.60 | 2.38 | 77.00 |
| 1985 | 2 | 3 | 144 | 53 | 48.00 | 90.00 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 160 | 4 | 6 | 41.83 | 3.10 | 80.83 |
| 1984 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 60 | 36.33 | 68.98 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 158 | 4 | 4 | 46.25 | 2.28 | 121.50 |
| 1982 | 6 | 8 | 451 | 116 | 75.16 | 103.91 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 10 | 434 | 9 | 21 | 40.28 | 3.45 | 69.95 |
| 1981 | 3 | 4 | 159 | 59 | 39.75 | 79.50 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 200 | 6 | 11 | 38.90 | 3.24 | 72.00 |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 45.00 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 2 | 3 | 28.33 | 2.29 | 74.00 |
| 1979 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 7.50 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 30.93 | 2.84 | 65.18 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 19 | 717 | 47.80 | 78.79 | 26 | 42 | 35.45 |
| Away | 13 | 20 | 638 | 35.44 | 93.96 | 22 | 43 | 39.18 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Edgbaston
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v England · Edgbaston
- Best recorded bowling · 6/91
Test v England · Eden Gardens
- Highest recorded innings · 116 runs
Test v England · Green Park
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Wankhede Stadium
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-02-19 | Wankhede Stadium | 3 | - | - | 0 | 21 |
| 1993-02-19 | Wankhede Stadium | 2 | 22 | 20 | - | - |
| 1993-02-19 | Wankhede Stadium | 1 | - | - | 3 | 35 |
| 1993-02-11 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 3 | - | - | 2 | 36 |
| 1993-02-11 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 1993-02-11 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1 | 66 | 75 | - | - |
| 1993-01-29 | Eden Gardens | 3 | - | - | 2 | 12 |
| 1993-01-29 | Eden Gardens | 2 | - | - | 0 | 18 |
| 1993-01-29 | Eden Gardens | 1 | 13 | 50 | - | - |
| 1990-08-23 | Kennington Oval | 3 | - | - | 2 | 66 |
| 1990-08-23 | Kennington Oval | 2 | - | - | 1 | 70 |
| 1990-08-23 | Kennington Oval | 1 | 110 | 142 | - | - |
| 1990-08-09 | Old Trafford | 4 | 26 | 35 | - | - |
| 1990-08-09 | Old Trafford | 3 | - | - | 2 | 69 |
| 1990-08-09 | Old Trafford | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 1990-08-09 | Old Trafford | 1 | - | - | 1 | 67 |
| 1990-07-26 | Lord's | 4 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 1990-07-26 | Lord's | 3 | - | - | 0 | 53 |
| 1990-07-26 | Lord's | 2 | 77 | 75 | - | - |
| 1990-07-26 | Lord's | 1 | - | - | 1 | 120 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.