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| Full name | Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1950 Patiala, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jimmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Amarnath family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 125) | 24 December 1969 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11 January 1988 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 85) | 7 June 1975 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 October 1989 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1974 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1989 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Wiltshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj (born 24 September 1950) is a former Indian cricketer, cricket analyst and actor. He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India.[1] Mohinder was the vice captain of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, where he was the player of the final. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.
Mohinder is commonly mentioned by players and cricket pundits as the best Indian batsman against express pace.[2][3][4] In 2009, he received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour Indian board can bestow on a former player.[5]
- ^ "Remembering Lala Amarnath, India's first Test Cricket captain after independence". India Today. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Viswanath, G (13 May 2019). "Mohinder taught us how to play fast bowling: Gavaskar". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Mohinder Amarnath - Cricketer of the year - 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Ramchand, Partab (18 December 2017). "The Best Player of Fast Bowling in the World". The Citizen India. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Mohinder Amarnath to receive CK Nayudu award". ESPN.com. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
..... CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award, the highest honour the Indian board can bestow on a former player