Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is among the most celebrated figures in Indian cricket - captain of India's 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup–winning team, a seam-bowling all-rounder whose 434 Test wickets made him the first bowler in Test history to cross 400, and the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century.

His unbeaten 175 against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup is part of Indian sporting folklore. He captained India in 34 Tests and went on to coach the national team briefly before moving into business, broadcasting, and his long-running public platform.

He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. On stage, Kapil Dev speaks in plain Hindi about leadership under-pressure, self-belief as a squad rather than an individual attribute, and the long shadow of 1983 on every Indian captain who followed.