Lala Amarnath

Lala Amarnath

Amarnath batting at Lord's in 1936
Personal information
Born	(1911-09-11)September 11, 1911 Kapurthala, Punjab
Died	5 August 2000(2000-08-05) (aged 88) New Delhi, India
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium pace
International information
National side	India
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 24 184 Runs scored 878 10,426 Batting average 24.38 41.37 100s/50s 1/4 31/59 Top score 118 262 Balls bowled 4241 29,474 Wickets 45 463 Bowling average 32.91 22.98 5 wickets in innings 2 19 10 wickets in match 0 3 Best bowling 5/96 7/27 Catches/stumpings 13 96/2
Source: Cricinfo

Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj  pronunciation  (commonly known as Lala Amarnath; 11 September 1911 – 5 August 2000) was an Indian Test cricketer. He was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team, which he achieved on his debut.He also played for Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Lahore.He was also independent India's first Test captain, leading the team on a tour of Australia in 1947-1948. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1991.

Amarnath was born in Kapurthala, Punjab, and was raised in Lahore. He played his debut match against England in 1933 on the Bombay Gymkhana grounds in South Bombay. Amarnath also played for the Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular. Aside from being a tenacious batsman, Lala Amarnath was also a bowler of some repute and was the only bowler to dismiss Donald Bradman hit wicket.