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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Sep 11, 2013 · Lala Amarnath, the man of who scored the first Test century for India was born September 11, 1911. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of Lala Amarnath, arguably the most colourful...
Sep 11, 2019 · Lala Amarnath, born on 11 September 1911, was India’s first Test centurion. He also contributed as a bowler, manager, selector and commentator.
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.
Sep 10, 2011 · Genius, rebel, artist, entertainer; Lala Amarnath was a unique personality. Born on this day a hundred years ago, he remains Indian cricket's most colourful character.
