New Delhi, June 18 -- The legendary Indian all-rounder and captain Kapil Dev taught the nation to dream. In an age when Australia, England, and the West Indies dominated, he paved the way for the Indian hegemony in cricket with the 1983 World Cup win. While this is a trophy/accomplishment associated the most with the 'Haryana Hurricane', not a lot is known about his finest hour as a Test captain: delivering India its biggest Test series win in England by 2-0 back in 1986.

Back in 1986, 15 years after Ajit Wadekar led India to their first conquest of England, Kapil's men landed on English shores to face a strong English side under the leadership of Mike Gatting and David Gower. India had a strong batting line-up, powered by an in-form Moh...