Surinder Amarnath
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| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Surinder Amarnath Bhardwaj
pronunciation (born 30 December 1948) is an Indian former Test and One Day International cricketer.
Amarnath was an aggressive left-handed batsman who performed extremely well at Indian domestic level but was largely unable to cement a regular place in the Indian national team. He played only 10 Tests and 3 ODIs for his country.
Indian cricket writer Partab Ramchand wrote "[Amarnath] was given a raw deal by the [national team] selectors". On his batting ability, "[he was] an aggressive batsman, [a] bit flashy but when in full flow he was a treat to watch and could decimate even the best of attacks." He scored a century on his Test debut against New Zealand in January 1976.
Making his first-class cricket debut as a fifteen-year-old in a career that spanned from 1963 to 1985, Amarnath scored 8175 runs at the impressive batting average of 40.47.
His father Lala and brother Mohinder also represented India at Test level.