Lala Amarnath

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Lala Amarnath
British India
Died5 August 2000(2000-08-05) (aged 88)
New Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 12)15 December 1933 v England
Last Test12 December 1955 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 24 186
Runs scored 878 10,426
Batting average 24.38 41.37
100s/50s 1/4 31/39
Top score 118 262
Balls bowled 4,241 29,474
Wickets 45 463
Bowling average 32.91 22.98
5 wickets in innings 2 19
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling 5/96 7/27
Catches/stumpings 13 96/2
Source: Lala Amarnath, 12 May 2020

Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj (11 September 1911 – 5 August 2000) was an Indian cricketer. He is considered to be the father figure of Indian cricket. He scored the first ever century for India in Test Cricket in 1933 .[1] He was independent India's first cricket captain and captained India in their first Test series win against Pakistan in 1952.[2]

He played only three Test Matches before

M.L. Jaisimha, and Jasu Patel who played for India. His sons Surinder and Mohinder Amarnath also became Test players for India. His grandson Digvijay is also a current first-class player. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1991.[3] Amarnath received the inaugural C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player.[4]

Early life

Amarnath was born in an impoverished

Donald Bradman hit wicket
.

Test career

In

1933's England's tour of India, Lala Amarnath was leading run-scorer. In the series he created history by scoring first ever Test 100 by an Indian batsman at Bombay.[9]

Amarnath was controversially sent back from the

Mushtaq Ali a gold watch to run out Vijay Merchant.[11]

Captain and manager

Lala Amarnath was the

Delhi in 1952 and went on to win the series 2–1. Amarnath also managed the team when it toured Pakistan in 1954-55
.

Family and legacy

His sons Mohinder and Surinder also played cricket for India and another son Rajinder played first-class cricket while his grandson Digvijay is also a first-class player. Throughout his twilight years, Amarnath was considered a living legend of Indian cricket.[14]

Mohinder played the role of his father in the 2021 sports drama 83, while Mohinder himself was portrayed by Saqib Saleem. Both of them had previously shared screen space in the 2016 action comedy Dishoom.

Preceded by
Nawab of Pataudi, snr
Indian National Test Cricket Captain

1947/48-1948/49 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Indian National Test Cricket Captain

1952/3 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Nelson Cricket Club
Professional
1938–1939 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs England 1st Test 1933/34 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Lala Amarnath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ Bhalerao, Sarang (10 December 2012). "Lala Amarnath – the life and times of a legend". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4081-7896-6
    .
  7. ISBN 978-1-4081-9220-7
    .
  8. ^ "The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part III. Sports". The News International. Pakistan. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ "भारताचे पहिले कसोटी शतकवीर कोण, तुम्हाला माहित आहेत का?". 11 September 2018.
  10. ^ Lynch, Steven. "You're fired". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  11. ^ a b "A right royal Indian mess". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Academics – Centres – Games Committee". Aligarh Muslim University. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  13. ^ Kureishi, Omar (9 August 2000). "Amarnath's death a sad moment in cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  14. ^ "India's most legendary of figures". ESPNcricinfo. August 1994. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

External links

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