(1911-09-11)11 September 1911 Kapurthala, Punjab, British India
Died
5 August 2000(2000-08-05) (aged 88) New Delhi, India
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
International information
National side
India (1933–1955)
Test debut (cap 12)
15 December 1933 v England
Last Test
12 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 World War II (India played no official Test matches during the war). During this time he amassed around 10,000 runs with 30 hundreds in first-class cricket which included teams from Australia and England. After the war, he played another 21 Test Matches for India. He later became the chairman of the Senior Selection Committee, BCCI and was also a commentator and expert. His proteges include Chandu Borde, 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]
^"Full Scorecard of India vs England 1st Test 1933/34 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^"Lala Amarnath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev". The Hindu. 18 December 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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