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Mohinder Amarnath
India
Player profile
Full name Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj
Born September 24, 1950, Patiala, Punjab
Current age 57 years 305 days
Major teams India, Baroda, Delhi, Durham, Punjab, Wiltshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Father - L Amarnath, Brother - S Amarnath, Brother - R Amarnath
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
69 |
113 |
10 |
4378 |
138 |
42.50 |
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11 |
24 |
21 |
47 |
0 |
| ODIs |
85 |
75 |
12 |
1924 |
102* |
30.53 |
3334 |
57.70 |
2 |
13 |
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23 |
0 |
| First-class |
248 |
379 |
61 |
13747 |
207 |
43.22 |
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30 |
67 |
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153 |
0 |
| List A |
112 |
102 |
17 |
2706 |
102* |
31.83 |
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2 |
18 |
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26 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
69 |
71 |
3676 |
1782 |
32 |
4/63 |
4/63 |
55.68 |
2.90 |
114.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
85 |
64 |
2730 |
1971 |
46 |
3/12 |
3/12 |
42.84 |
4.33 |
59.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
248 |
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21056 |
9107 |
277 |
7/27 |
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32.87 |
2.59 |
76.0 |
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8 |
1 |
| List A |
112 |
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3942 |
2737 |
65 |
3/12 |
3/12 |
42.10 |
4.16 |
60.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
India v Australia at Chennai, Dec 24-28, 1969 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v West Indies at Chennai, Jan 11-15, 1988 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
England v India at Lord's, Jun 7, 1975 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
India v West Indies at Mumbai, Oct 30, 1989 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1966/67 - 1988/89 |
| List A span |
1975 - 1989/90 |
Grit, guts and gumption personified Amarnath's roller-coaster career, which began in 1969 and spanned two eventful decades. He was cricket's Frank Sinatra - the master of the comeback. He started his career as suspect against short-pitched fast bowling, and finished it as one of the finest and bravest players of pace. His defining season was 1982-83: coming back to the side after three years, he stood tall to knock off 1182 runs - including five hundreds - in 11 away Tests against West Indies and Pakistan. He crowned the season with back-to-back Man of the Match awards at the climax of India's World Cup-winning campaign in 1983. But his world came crashing down again the following home season, when he managed only one run in six innings against that same West Indian team. "Mr Amarnought" got the axe. But it wasn't the end: he bounced back with renewed force and vigour and was soon hooking fast bowlers off his eyebrows again. He didn't go in for cheap runs - nine of his 11 Test centuries were scored overseas -- and he collected his share of bruises. He will be remembered as a batsman who didn't flinch in the face of fire. After retiring, Amarnath guided a fledgling Bangladesh side in the mid-90s but was dumped after they failed to qualify for the 1996 World Cup. He then had a short stint coaching Rajasthan in the Indian domestic competitions as well as a coaching assignment with the Moroccan cricket team. He turned down the India A job a few years ago and was one of the short-listed four candidates for taking up the role of the Indian coach in 2005. Amarnath now keeps himself occupied with a few commentary assignments.
H Natarajan June 2008
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1984
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Mohinder Amarnath and Kirti Azad enjoy a light moment
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Nov 24, 2003 |
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Mohinder Amarnath batting during the 1984 Delhi Test against England
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Mar 0, 1985 |
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The Indian team celebrates winning the World Championship of Cricket, 1985
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