Yuvraj Singh vs Kapil Dev: Which player has the better record in ODIs?

1.) Total matches

Yuvraj Singh featured in 304 one-day matches throughout his career while Kapil Dev on the other hand, played 225 ODI games for India in his career.

2.) Runs

Yuvraj scored a total of 8701 runs in one-day cricket while former India skipper Kapil Dev scored 3783 runs throughout his illustrious ODI career.

3.) Wickets

Yuvraj Singh picked up a total of 111 scalps in the one-day format throughout his career while Kapil Dev outperformed him in this category, picking up 253 wickets in his ODI career.

4.) Highest individual score

Yuvraj Singh’s highest score with the bat in one-day cricket is 150 which came against England in a match held at Cuttack, while Kapil Dev’s highest score with the bat in the format is 175* and it came against Zimbabwe in the 1983 ODI World Cup.

5.) Best bowling figures

Yuvraj Singh’s best bowling figures in one-day cricket came against Ireland in the 2011 ODI World Cup where he racked up 5 scalps, giving away just 31 runs. On the other hand, Kapil Dev’s best figures in the format came against Australia in the 1983 ODI World Cup where he took 5 wickets, giving away 43 runs.

6.) Centuries and half-centuries

Yuvraj Singh scored a total of 14 tons and 52 fifties in his one-day career while Kapil Dev scored 1 hundred and 14 half-centuries in the ODI format.

7.) Five-wicket hauls

Both Yuvraj Singh and Kapil Dev took 1 five-wicket haul each in one-day cricket throughout their illustrious careers.

8.) Average

Yuvraj Singh has a great average of 36.55 in the one-day format while on the other hand, Kapil Dev has an average of 23.79 in one-day cricket.

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