K. J. Kapil Dev is an Indian

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player from

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, Trivandrum. He represented India in many international competitions. Kapil also led the Indian National Volleyball Team on a number of occasions, including the ''Rashid Memorial International Volleyball Tournament'' held at

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in July 2006 and 15th Asian Games at

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. He was also a member of Indian team that won the title in

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at Dhaka in 2010. At the national level championships, Kapil represents

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. He currently plays for Chennai Spartans in

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. Kapil employed with Indian railways, where he works in the Commercial Branch of the Divisional office in

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. Kapil Dev hails from

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. His wife Radhika is also a volleyball player in the Indian Railway Team. Kapil Dev has been selected for the

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on 29 August 2010 for his contribution to Indian volleyball.

References

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