Kapil Dev bereaved by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Kapil Dev

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DateLine: 13th June 2009

 

Raj Kumari Nikhanj, mother of World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev, died in Chandigarh on Saturday morning.

 

Raj Kumari, 85, leaves behind three sons, Ramesh Kumar Nikhanj, Bharat Bhushan Nikhanj and Kapil Dev, and four daughters.

 

She died early in the morning and was cremated on Saturday evening.

 

Kapil Dev was in Delhi when his mother passed away, and left for Chandigarh.