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Lala Amarnath was the captain of the Indian team that toured Australia in 1947-1948. When the Partition of India took place in August 1947, Amarnath and his family had to flee the city to escape a Muslim mob.
Lala Amarnath scored India's first Test century and went on to become Indian cricket's patriarchal figure: as selector, manager, coach and broadcaster, as well as in a...
Aug 5, 2000 · Known for his artistry on the cricket field, Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj or Lala Amarnath, was the first Indian cricketer to score a Test century. His achievement was doubly impressive as he man ...
Apr 15, 2001 · "Lala" Amarnath scored India's first Test century and went on to become Indian cricket's patriarchal figure: as selector, manager, coach and broadcaster, as well as in a literal...
Aug 8, 2000 · Lala is the first Indian captain to lead the country in ten or more Tests. He was the fourth Indian captain to lead India, after CK Nayudu, Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagaram and Iftiqar...
Dec 17, 2012 · Lala Amarnath was born on September 11, 1911, at Kapurthala, Punjab, in a Brahmin family. The pandit who drew the baby’s horoscope prophesied that the new born would travel the...
Sep 11, 2022 · NEW DELHI: On this day in 1911, former Indian captain Lala Amarnath was born in Punjab. Lala is the man behind some of many historic 'firsts' of Indian cricket. He made his Test debut against ...
Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj 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. He was independent India's first cricket captain and captained India in their first Test series win against Pakistan in 1952.
Dec 17, 2023 · India would bat first and lose wickets in quick succession. After Indian openers Syed Wazir Ali and Janardan Navle stitched together a 44-run stand, captain Lala Amarnath came to the crease and scored a quintessential 38 runs.
Aug 5, 2020 · Lala Amarnath was a seminal figure in the history of Indian cricket – even if his career was seldom far from controversy. Amarnath, Nanik Bhardwaj, died on August 5, 2000, aged 88.
