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Kapil Dev interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/153
Date:
2006-05
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 42 minutes 16 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Kapil Dev, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 9 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:38] Dev talks about being unsure of how many tours he's been on, [0:39-1:58] Dev talks about being conscious of statistics and records during his career, [1:59-2:49] Dev talks about Shane Warne where he could end his career in terms of records [phone briefly rings at 2:13], [2:50-3:42] Dev talks about cricket being part of his childhood in India [phone rings at 3:40].

Track 2: [0:00-1:28] Dev talks about accidentally discovering he is a fast bowler when part of an Indian youth team, [1:29-2:36] Dev likens discovering being a fast bowler and wanting to play more to Oliver Twist wanting more food.

Track 3: [0:00-2:23] Dev talks about his Test debut, his nerves and getting support from other players.

Track 4: [0:00-2:27] Dev talks about the surprise he caused by being a fast bowler and what pace bowling was like in India before him, [2:28-3:38] Dev talks about learning to be a fast bowler in India.

Track 5: [0:00-0:45] Rayvern Allen allows Dev to answer his phone and track cuts out, track cuts back in with Rayvern talking about what he's eaten at Delhi Golf Club.

Track 6: [0:00-2:39] Dev talks about early coaches and improving his bowling technique and variety of deliveries, [2:40-4:16] Dev talks about enjoying playing against the West Indies the most.

Track 7: [0:00-0:38] Dev talks about his batting and refers to it as a bonus in his life, [0:39-1:52] Dev talks about bowling being more important to him and the need to be an all-rounder in India, [1:53-3:50] Dev talks about himself, Ian Botham, Imran Khan and Richard Hadlee trying to outdo each other in a friendly rivalry, [3:51-4:46] Dev talks about the nature of touring Pakistan.

Track 8 [0:00-0:40] Dev talks about there being too much media hype with modern cricket and matches being more accessible on television, [0:41-1:25] Dev talks about how foreigners find the intensity of cricket in India, [1:26-2:24] Dev talks about India bowling out India for 102, [2:25-3:42] Dev talks about enjoying his time as Indian captain.

Track 9: [0:00-1:55] Dev talks about the nature of Indian captaincy and the fortunes of Rahul Dravid, [1:56-2:06] Dev praises Bishan Bedi, [2:07-2:17] Dev briefly answers his phone, [2:18-3:49] Dev talks about the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar and compares their styles, [3:50-4:35] Dev talks about winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup being the highlight of his career and losing to England in Bombay and 1987 as the lowlight, [4:36-5:07] Dev struggles to answer on what his individual highlight would be, [5:08-5:52] Dev talks about being his expectations for the future of Indian cricket, [5:53-6:03] Dev talks about how he would like to be remembered.



A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Kapil Dev
David Rayvern Allen
Shane Keith Warne
Sir Ian Terence Botham
Richard John Hadlee
Imran Khan
Bishan Singh Bedi
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
India Cricket Team
Subject
statistics, records, Fast Bowling, coaching, cricket in India, all-rounders, captains, captaincy, Cricket World Cup 1983, Cricket World Cup 1987, Indian cricketers
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 42 minutes 16 seconds
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