| Name(s) |
MOHINDER AMARNATH
Bhardwaj |
| Date of
Birth |
September 24, 1950 |
|
Identity |
Former Indian
Cricketer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- February 09, 1986: He
became the first batsman to be given out for handling the
ball in ODI match at Melbourne against Australia.
- December 24, 1969: He made his
test debut on this day, against Australia.
- January 11, 1988: He played
his last test match, against West Indies.
- June 07, 1975: He made his ODI
debut on this day, against England.
- October 30, 1989: He played
his last ODI match on this day, against West Indies.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Presently, he is a current cricket analyst.
- He is commonly known by the nickname Jimmy.
- He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first
post-independence cricket captain of India.
- He made his debut against Australia at Chennai in
December 1969.
- He is known for his legendary performance in the 1983
Cricket World Cup.
- He was awarded "Man of the Match" in the finals and
semi-finals, having led India to their first ever One Day
International title.
- As a result of his splendid performance in the world
cup, he was awarded the " Man of the series" award as well.
- He presented a popular weekly cricket coaching TV
programme in the late 80s/early 90s. The program went by the
name of 'Cricket with Mohinder Amarnath'. The title song of
this program 'Khel hi hain hamara jeevan...' was very
catchy.
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