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'An all-round cricketer of charismatic brilliance,' renowned cricket journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins on Kapil.
He was deservedly voted the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century ahead of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. After all, there can be only one Kapil Dev.
Will there be another cricketer to score 5000 runs and take 400 wickets in Tests? Despite the proliferation of matches, this is one double that has been out of reach for the greatest of all rounders and this stupendously unique feat is enough to place Kapil on a pedestal all by himself.
Kapil took the last of his 434 wickets in the Test match against New Zealand at Hamilton in March 1994 and of course that was the world record at the time.
These days, with bowlers taking over 700 wickets ã ¡lbeit playing more Tests ã ´he figure 400 may seem insignificant.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
For any Indian bowler to hold the world record was a notable achievement, but for an Indian opening bowler to do so was quite unthinkable.
As one who grew up in the sixties when the Indian new-ball attack was a farce, I could never imagine that one day an Indian fast bowler would head the list of wicket takers in Test matches.
Let cricket fans hail Gavaskar and Tendulkar as the greatest Indian cricketers of all time.
Kapil will always get my vote.
I have always believed that while it is possible that Indian cricket can produce another Gavaskar or Tendulkar, it will never produce another Kapil Dev.
It's not just a matter of scoring over 5000 runs and taking more than 400 wickets, though, of course, this all-round record is of the mind-boggling and eye-rubbing variety.
More importantly, he has proved to be the inspiration for a whole generation of young fast bowlers.
How pathetic was the Indian fast bowling scenario before Kapil and what a metamorphosis has been seen in the last couple of decades?
An Indian team that was struggling with one Ramakant Desai or one Rusi Surti and had Ajit Wadekar, Salim Durrani, ML Jaisimha, V Subramanyam, Budhi Kunderan and Gavaskar opening the bowling now has half a dozen contenders vying for two places.
Indian pace bowlers are almost as feared as the spinners.
They have won matches on their own and troubled the best of batsmen at home and abroad.
Ten-wicket hauls which were the prerogatives of spin bowlers have been notched up by pacemen with Javagal Srinath taking as many 13 wickets in a match.
Zaheer Khan is today recognised as the leading exponent of seam and swing bowling in the world.
All this can be traced to the emergence of Kapil who made his Test debut as a 19-year-old in Pakistan in 1978 and over the years transformed Indian cricket into a world power with his amazing ubiquitous skills, his dynamic leadership qualities and his charismatic personality.
If Gavaskar was the pioneer in proving that fast bowlers could be faced squarely and even scored off fluently, it was Kapil who proved that the Indian new-ball attack was one to be respected and even feared.
It was Kapil who proved that a cricketer could score 5000 runs and take 400 wickets.
It was Kapil who proved that limited-overs cricket was not alien to the Indians.
With each passing tournament, the glow associated with the 1983 World Cup triumph shaped largely by Kapilé³ leadership qualities and all-round skills glows brighter.
Again it was this shock victory that gave the impetus to the one-day game in India and the team since then has registered numerous significant triumphs.
One can really go on and on about Kapil Dev, singing his praises in never-ending vein.
What Indian cricket and so many players owe him is immeasurable.
He always had only the good of the game and the cricketers at heart.
Has India produced a more dedicated, selfless and fitter cricketer, I wonder.
I venture to predict that he will get the Indian Cricketer of the Century award in 2032 when India completes 100 years of Test cricket.
Kapil is the only cricketer to score 5000 runs and take 400 wickets in Test cricket.
Kapilé³ unforgettable 175 not out against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup was the first century by an Indian in ODIs. It was then also the highest score in any ODI.
Kapil was the first Indian to take five wickets in an ODI ã ¡gainst Australia in the 1983 World Cup.
Kapil's 126-run stand for the ninth wicket with Syed Kirmani against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup is the longest standing partnership record in ODIs.
In the course of his 73 against Pakistan at Karachi in 1982, Kapil reached his half century off 30 balls ã ´he fastest in Test cricket in terms of balls faced.
Four years later, he reached his hundred against Sri Lanka at Kanpur off 74 balls, the fastest by an Indian.
Kapil at 21 years and 27 days was the youngest to complete the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Tests.
Playing his 50th Test against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1983, Kapil completed the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets at the age of 24 years and 68 days the youngest to achieve the feat.
Making his 25th consecutive appearance since his Test debut, Kapil took his 100th wicket in the record time of one year and 105 days. At 21 years and 25 days, he was the youngest bowler to achieve this mark.
Kapil was the first cricketer to hit four successive sixes in Test cricket ã ¯ff Eddie Hemmings against England at Lord's in 1990.








Lord Krishna Stories |
| Once Arjun asked to lord Krishna hai, parth (Respectful person) you always appreciate the karn too much for being an enormous donator and the extreme courageous but no body I can see the massive donator like Yudhisther. Shri Krishna thinks for a moment and in subsequently he said- this time you will get your answer tomorrow. On next day after get in the appearance of Brahmin, Arjuna and Shri Krishna firstly entered in they udhisther darwar (office).Yudhisther expressed the great owner to both of the Brahmans and asked (hai, vipra) Respected persons what can I do for you? Order Me.! Two barmen’s (Arjun and Krishna) ask him for the woods of chandan to cook his food by himself for lunch. King (Yudhisther) spokes, both of you please take your seats, the woods of chandan are going to arrange soon. And king acquaint with his men’s to arrange the woods of chandan. All the men’s search the markets of the entire conurbation but all the woods are wet because of the last night rain. That’s why the men came back vacant and with the great embarrassment they convey all the information to their king. Although the time is fleeting, that is also one of the problems for the king owing to which king is in heartrending. Both the barman’s solicit to the king that we will take the food tomorrow there is no problem. Because of the last night rain, all the wood are wet that’s why that may be unavailable. Afterward both the Barman’s moved from there and reached in the karan darwar (office). Karan salutation both of the Barman's in blasting manner and asked how can I serve you? We are hungry and we cook our food by ourselves using woods of chandan so can you arrange the wood? Karan said- that’s it, you take your seats. Afterward he took his archery and an arrow and throws that arrow into his mahal gate, which is of wood of chandan. The gate is fully shattered. Then karan asked the Barman’s in what amount you want the wood you can take. Brahman took the wood and after having the food they give their blessing to the karan. |
Peacock
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The African Congo Peafowl is placed in its own genus Afropavo and is not dealt with here. Peafowl are best known for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen[1], though it is common to hear the female also referred to as a "peacock" or "female peacock." The female peafowl is brown or toned grey and brown.
The two species are:
The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent. The peacock is designated as the national bird of India.
The Green Peafowl breeds from Burma east to Java. The IUCN lists the Green Peafowl as vulnerable to extinction due to hunting and a reduction in extent and quality of habitat.
The Indian Peafowl is monotypic, while the Green Peafowl has 3 subspecies, P. muticus spicifer, P. m. imperator and the nominate P. m. muticus.[2] The two species are largely allopatric but will hybridize in captivity.
While the form of Green Peafowl in Yunnan is not separated taxonomically, it differs in a few aspects from other forms, particularly in its forest-dwelling habits, an "odd, monal-like bill," a curiously long hind toe and longer, more slender wings (K. B. Woods in litt. 2000) [3]. Some have suggested this is a new subspecies.
Some pheasant breeders have suggested that the Green Peafowl may have more subspecies.[4][5]
Peafowl have sometimes been included in a distinct family from Pheasants [6].
The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train," is not the tail quill feathers but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. Both species have a crest atop the head.
The female (peahen) Indian Peafowl has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long upper tail coverts of the male but has a crest. The female can also display her plumage to ward off female competition or danger to her young.
The Green Peafowl is very different in appearance to the Indian Peafowl. The male has green and gold plumage and has an erect crest. The wings are black with a sheen of blue.
Unlike the Indian Peafowl, the Green Peahen is very similar to the male, only having shorter upper tail coverts and less iridescence. It is very hard to tell a juvenile male from an adult female.
Many of the brilliant colours of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon (Bragg reflection) based on (nearly) periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers.
Different colours correspond to different length scales of the periodic structures. For brown feathers, a mixture of red and blue is required: one colour is created by the periodic structure, and the other is a created by a Fabry-Perot interference peak from reflections off the outermost and innermost boundaries of the periodic structure.
Such interference-based structural colour is especially important in producing the peacock's iridescent hues (which shimmer and change with viewing angle), since interference effects depend upon the angle of light, unlike chemical pigments.
The peafowl are forest birds that nest on the ground. The Pavo peafowl are terrestrial feeders but roost in trees.
Both species of Peafowl are believed to be polygamous. However, it has been suggested that "females" entering a male Green Peafowl's territory [7] are really his own juvenile or subadult young (K. B. Woods in litt. 2000) and that Green Peafowl are really monogamous in the wild. The male peacock flares out its feathers when it is trying to get the females attention. Those who subscribe to this notion cite the similarities between the sexes.
During mating season they will often emit a very loud high pitched cry.
Peafowl are omnivorous and eat plant parts, flower petals, seed heads, insects and other arthropods, reptiles, and amphibians.
In common with other members of the Galliformes, males possess metatarsal spurs or "thorns" used primarily during intraspecific fights.
Asiatic peafowl like the Indian Blue Peafowl, and especially the Green Peafowl, occupy a similar niche as the roadrunners, Secretary Bird, and seriemas. All of these birds hunt for small animals including arthropods on the ground and tall grass and minnows in shallow streams.
Because of human encroachment into their natural territories, peafowl and humans have come into increasing contact. Because of their natural beauty some are reluctant to classify the birds as pests but their presence can be disturbing.
Peafowl have left captivity and developed permanant, free-roaming populations in several parts of the world including Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida.
-:Raj