'Straight from the Heart' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
- A.Kapil Dev
- B.Mohinder Amarnath
- C.Bishan Singh Bedi
- D.Ravi Shastri
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The correct answer is A, Kapil Dev. Straight from the Heart is the autobiography of the all-rounder Kapil Dev, who captained India to its first cricket World Cup title in 1983 at Lord's and who was the first bowler to take four hundred Test wickets. The frank tone the title promises runs through his account of that campaign and of his later years. Option B is wrong because Mohinder Amarnath, the player of the match in the 1983 final, did not write this book. Option C is wrong because Bishan Singh Bedi, the left-arm spinner and former captain, is not its author. Option D is wrong because Ravi Shastri, the all-rounder who became a commentator and coach, did not write it either. Learn the World Cup pair together: Kapil Dev for 1983 and Straight from the Heart for the book.
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