Kapil Dev is widely regarded as one of the finest all-rounders of the game. He was single-handedly responsible to change the mindset about fast bowling in India. Kapil Dev is famously known as the “Haryana Hurricane”. Dev set a world record for the highest number of Test wickets (434) when he crossed Sir Richard Hadlee’s number of 431.
His record was long-standing until it was broken by Courtney Walsh, later. Kapil Dev was the first Indian captain who lifted the World Cup back in 1983. These wins not just galvanized the country but inspired a generation of youngsters to take up the sport. Cricket was never the same, Kapil Dev changed it completely.
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Sunil Manohar Gavaskar was the original little master. He scored a fantabulous 774 runs in his debut series against the mighty West Indies in their den. In an era where there were uncovered pitches and batsmen playing without helmets, Gavaskar was by far the best Test batsman of his generation. His runs came up against worthy oppositions who had fearsome bowling attacks. He combined attack with defense beautifully.
Gavaskar long held the record for the maximum number of runs scored in Test cricket. He also held the record of having scored the maximum number of Test centuries, until Sachin Tendulkar broke the record quite a few years later. Sunil Gavaskar is unarguably the finest Test opener India has ever produced.
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The net worth of these 2 living legends:
Kapil Dev served as a coach of the Indian team after his retirement. Even though his tenure was far from successful, he did leave an impact on the side. Dev also served a stint at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and the now-defunct rebel league Indian Cricket League (ICL). The celebrated all-rounder is now part of BCCI’s commentary team and offers his expert opinion in Hindi. Kapil Dev’s net worth is approximately ₹220 crores ($30 million). His various assets and investments make him a multi-millionaire.
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Sunil Gavaskar’s net worth on the other hand is close to ₹226.82 crores ($30 million). Gavaskar earns a cool sum of ₹35.92 crores ($4.75 million) while commenting in international matches. While he earns a whopping ₹18.9 crores ($2.5 million) for performing commentary duties in the IPL. Sunil Gavaskar started India’s first sports management company, Professional Management Group (PMG) in 1985.
Other interests of the two cricketing stalwarts:
Kapil Dev is a passionate golfer. He was one of the founding members of the Laureus Foundation in 2000. His interest in sport is such that he represented India at the 2018 Asia Pacific Seniors in Japan.
Sunil Gavaskar was the first Indian cricketer to deliver the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture. He has even served as the Chairman of the ICC cricket committee. Gavaskar was appointed as the interim President of the BCCI in 2014 to supervise the operations of IPL 2014.
