Kapil Dev admires his likeness at the Delhi launch of a Madame Tussauds museum © AFP

R Ashwin received trophies for the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016, from Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar © ICC

Hardik Pandya gets his ODI cap from former India captain Kapil Dev © BCCI

Kapil Dev at the launch of a business venture © Hindustan Times

Kapil Dev rang the bell for the start of play © Getty Images

Noor Mohammad Murad with Steve Waugh and Kapil Dev at the Laureus Awards © Getty Images

Kapil Dev, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ian Chappell and Dennis Lillee at the 2015 World Cup launch in Melbourne © AFP

Kapil Dev, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ian Chappell and Dennis Lillee chat © Getty Images

Kapil Dev, Amitabh Bachchan and Navjot Sidhu at a function in Mumbai © AFP

Former India and Pakistan players were felicitated © BCCI

Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar share a joke © BCCI

Kapil Dev hands the ICC Hall of Fame cap to Sunil Gavaskar © Getty Images

Sunil Gavaskar gets his ICC Hall of Fame cap from Kapil Dev © Getty Images

The three World Cup winning captains from the sub-continent © Associated Press

Six World Cup winning captains at an event in Mumbai © Associated Press

Kapil Dev and Imran Khan share a joke © AFP

Kapil Dev and Imran Khan have a word at a promotional event in Mumbai © AFP

World Cup heroes Kapil Dev, Viv Richards, Imran Khan and Arjuna Ranatunga pose with the 2011 trophy © AFP