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Ian James Thorpe (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney), whose pet name is the Thorpedo or Thorpey, is a Australian freestyle swimmer. . His athletic feats made him one of Australia's most popular athletes, and he was recognized as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000.

He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and in 2001 he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship gold, the second-highest number of any swimmer. Thorpe was the first person to have been named World Swimmer of the Year four times by Swimming World Magazine. His wins in the 200 m and 400 m and his bronze in the 100 m freestyle in Athens have made him the only male to have won medals in the 100–200–400 combination.

After the Athens Olympics, Thorpe took a year away from swimming, scheduling a return for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. However, he was forced to withdraw due to illness. Subsequent training camps were interrupted, and he announced his retirement in November 2006, citing waning motivation.

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj (born 6 January 1959, Chandigarh), well known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. when India won the world cup in 1983, he was captain. Kapil Dev was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002. Kapil Dev had a rather prosaic spell as India's national cricket coach for 10 months between October 1999 and August 2000.

Kapil was a right-arm pace bowler noted for his elegant action and powerful outswinger, and was India's main strike bowler throughout most of his career. He also developed a fine inswinging yorker during the 1980s which he used very efficiently against tail-enders. As a batsman he was a unusual striker of the ball who could hook and drive effectively. A naturally aggressive player, he often helped India in difficult situations by taking the attack to the resistance. His nickname was The Haryana Hurricane he used to represent the Haryana cricket team.