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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Kapil Dev.

Detailed explanation-2: -He is the only cricketer to have scored over 5, 000 runs and taken more than 400 wickets in Test (international match) cricket. Dev made his debut in first-class cricket playing for his state, Haryana. He joined the Indian national team for a 1978–79 Test series against Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Kapil Dev. Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev was honoured with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in the House of Lords in London on September 25, 2014. The award, constituted by the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF).

Detailed explanation-4: -Captain: 1983 World Cup Champions (1982–1984) Dev debuted as India’s captain in the 1982–83 season against Sri Lanka (before the Pakistan tour) when Gavaskar was rested. His first assignment as regular captain was the tour of West Indies, where the biggest accomplishment was a lone ODI victory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kapil ended his legendary 16-year-long career in 1994, but the last one year, his bowling lacked the sharpness, the teeth that once made one of the best quicks in the world. There is no doubt that Kapil Dev will go down in history arguably as India’s greatest cricketer of all time.