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Mohinder Amarnath
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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.
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Full name | Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1950-09-24) 24 September 1950 (age 73) 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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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 October 2009 |
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]