mohinder amarnath Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
mohinder amarnath is a cricketer(sportsman) from India. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj
Born
September 24, 1950, Patiala, Punjab
Age
73 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Playing Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 69 | 85 | - | - |
Inn | 113 | 75 | - | - |
Runs | 4378 | 1924 | - | - |
Avg | 42.5 | 30.54 | - | - |
SR | 85.52 | 57.71 | - | - |
HS | 138 | 102 | - | - |
NO | 10 | 12 | - | - |
100s | 11 | 2 | - | - |
50s | 24 | 13 | - | - |
4s | 330 | 123 | - | - |
6s | 21 | 9 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 69 | 85 | - | - |
Inn | 71 | 64 | - | - |
Balls | 3436 | 2702 | - | - |
Runs | 1782 | 1971 | - | - |
Wkt | 32 | 46 | - | - |
BBI | 63 / 4 | 12 / 3 | - | - |
BBM | 63 / 4 | 12 / 3 | - | - |
Eco | 3.11 | 4.38 | - | - |
Avg | 55.69 | 42.85 | - | - |
5W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- L Amarnath
- S Amarnath
- R Amarnath
- D Amarnath
- India
- Baroda
- Delhi
- Durham
- Punjab
- Wiltshire
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Surinder Amarnath and also Rajinder Amarnath, a former first class cricketer. He started his career as a medium pace bowler who could bat, but finished as one of the best batsmen produced by India.
After his debut series in 1969, he had to wait until 1975 to return to the side. He continued to be in and out of the side until the early 1980s, when he scaled new heights. In 1982-83, he played 11 away Tests against Pakistan and West Indies, and scored close to 1200 runs. Things got better in 1983,
when he played a major part in India’s successful World Cup campaign. His all-round performances in the semi-final and the final saw him get back to back Man of the Match awards, apart from being declared the Man of the Series.
However, the following year turned out to be quite contrary to the previous 2 seasons. In the 1984 West Indies tour of India, he managed only 1 run in 6 innings, a dismal show which got him the axe. However, he returned with a bang, coming back as a much improved batsman.
To many of his peers and rivals, Amarnath was one of the best batsman of his times. Sunil Gavaskar described him as the finest batsman in the world, while Imran Khan called him the best batsman in the 1982-83 season. Jimmy, as he was called, was known to be a brave person and scored his runs
on the toughest of tracks. His first century came on the fastest pitch in the world - Perth, and he went on to score 10 more tons against the best of bowlers. His batting skills coupled with accurate medium pace bowling made him one of the best all-rounders to come from India.
Post retirement, Amarnath worked with a young Bangladesh side in the early 90s, but was axed after they failed to qualify for the 1996 World Cup.
Interesting facts:
Amarnath is the only Indian to be dismissed handling the ball. He is also the only Indian to be dismissed obstructing the field in ODIs.
Amarnath, in his playing days, famously called the selectors “a bunch of jokers”. Little did he realise that he would become one later, as he is currently the selector for the North Zone.
By Karthik Lakshmanan
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
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 shortlisted four candidates for taking up the role of the Indian coach in 2005. Amarnath now keeps himself occupied with commentary assignments. In 2008, he was appointed consultant of the Bengal team after they were relegated to the Plate division in the Ranji Trophy.
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