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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Surinder Amarnath <br />
| image = Cricket_no_pic.png <br />
| fullname = Surinder Amarnath Bhardwaj<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|30|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| family = [[Lala Amarnath]] (father)<br />[[Mohinder Amarnath]] (brother)<br />[[Rajinder Amarnath]] (brother)<br />
| batting = Left-handed <br />
| bowling = Right-arm medium-pace <br />
| role = <br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1976 - 1978<br />
| country = India <br />
| testdebutdate = 24 January<br />
| testdebutyear = 1976<br />
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand<br />
| testcap = 137<br />
| lasttestdate = 14 November<br />
| lasttestyear = 1978<br />
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan<br />
| odidebutdate = 1 October<br />
| odidebutyear = 1978<br />
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan<br />
| odicap = 23<br />
| lastodidate = 3 November<br />
| lastodiyear = 1978<br />
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan<br />
| club1 = [[Northern Punjab cricket team|Northern Punjab]]<br />
| year1 = 1964-65–1967-68<br />
| club2 = [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]<br />
| year2 = 1967-68–1980-81<br />
| club3 = [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]<br />
| year3 = 1968-69–1973-74<br />
| club4 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
| year4 = 1974-75–1980-81<br />
| club5 = [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]<br />
| year5 = 1983–84<br />
| club6 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]<br />
| year6 = 1984–85<br />
| columns = 4<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]<br />
| matches1 = 10 <br />
| runs1 = 550 <br />
| bat avg1 = 30.55 <br />
| 100s/50s1 = 1/3 <br />
| top score1 = 124 <br />
| deliveries1 = 11 <br />
| wickets1 = 1 <br />
| bowl avg1 = 5.00 <br />
| fivefor1 = 0 <br />
| tenfor1 = 0 <br />
| best bowling1 = 1/5 <br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/– <br />
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]<br />
| matches2 = 3 <br />
| runs2 = 100 <br />
| bat avg2 = 33.00 <br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1<br />
| top score2 = 62 <br />
| deliveries2 = 0 <br />
| wickets2 = – <br />
| bowl avg2 = – <br />
| fivefor2 = – <br />
| tenfor2 = n/a <br />
| best bowling2 = – <br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/– <br />
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches3 = 145<br />
| runs3 = 8175<br />
| bat avg3 = 40.47<br />
| 100s/50s3 = 16/47<br />
| top score3 = 235[[not out|*]]<br />
| deliveries3 = 437<br />
| wickets3 = 4<br />
| bowl avg3 = 65.00<br />
| fivefor3 = 0<br />
| tenfor3 = 0<br />
| best bowling3 = 1/5<br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 47/–<br />
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches4 = 20<br />
| runs4 = 582<br />
| bat avg4 = 36.37<br />
| 100s/50s4 = 1/3<br />
| top score4 = 102[[not out|*]]<br />
| deliveries4 = 0<br />
| wickets4 = –<br />
| bowl avg4 = –<br />
| fivefor4 = –<br />
| tenfor4 = n/a<br />
| best bowling4 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings4 = 3/–<br />
| date = 29 July 2019<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26226.html Cricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Surinder Amarnath Bhardwaj''' {{audio|Surinder_Amarnath.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 30 December 1948) is a former Indian [[cricket]]er who played international as well as domestic cricket for India. He is the eldest son of [[Lala Amarnath]].<br />
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Described as a "schoolboy prodigy" and a "classy left-hander" by [[Cricinfo]] writer [[Partab Ramchand]],<ref name=cricinfo/> he made his first-class debut before he turned 15. As an 18-year-old he scored a historic century at Lord's in 1967, hitting the last two balls of the match for six to secure for victory for the Indian Schoolboys against England Schoolboys. He scored a century on Test debut against New Zealand in 1976.<br />
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==Cricket career==<br />
Surinder Amarnath made his first-class debut in December 1963, a few days before he turned 15, in a match played in [[Pune|Poona]] to raise money for the national Defence Fund. In the same match his father, [[Lala Amarnath]], playing for the opposing team, played his last first-class match at the age of 52.<ref>{{cite web |title= Maharashtra Chief Minister's XI v Maharashtra Governor's XI 1963–64|url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/26/26532.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref> Surinder scored 86 on debut.<ref name=VL/><br />
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Surinder began playing for [[Northern Punjab cricket team|Northern Punjab]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1964–65, and scored his first century against [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] in 1966–67.<ref>{{cite web |title= Delhi v Northern Punjab 1966–67|url= http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966-67/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/DELHI_N-PNJB_RJI-N_22-24NOV1966.html|website=Cricinfo |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref> Still a schoolboy, he toured England with the Indian Schools team in 1967. In the match against [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] Schools at [[Lord’s]], as an 18-year-old,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/495687.html |title=India's lost boys |author=Tharoor, Shashi |publisher=CricInfo |date=13 January 2011 |accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref> he scored 104 [[not out]], hitting the last two balls of the match for [[Six (cricket)|six]] to take his team to victory.<ref>"All-India Schools' Tour of the U.K., 1967", ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1968, p. 825.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/surinder-amarnath-hits-sixes-off-last-two-balls-to-script-win-in-england-189687 |author= Abhishek Mukherjee |title=Surinder Amarnath hits sixes off last two balls to script win in England |work=Cricket Country |accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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Amarnath scored not-out double-centuries in the Ranji Trophy for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] against [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] in 1971–72<ref>{{cite web |title= Punjab v Madhya Pradesh 1971–72|url= http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/PNJB_MP_RJI-PQF2_18-20MAR1972.html|website=Cricinfo |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref> and against Delhi in 1972–73.<ref>{{cite web |title= Delhi v Punjab 1972–73|url= http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1972-73/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/DELHI_PNJB_RJI-N_13-15NOV1972.html|website=Cricinfo |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref> He played his first match for India in an unofficial Test against the touring [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 1975–76|Sri Lankans in 1975–76]], scoring 118 in a low-scoring match that India won by 64 runs.<ref>''Wisden'' 1977, pp. 928–29.</ref> He was selected for the [[Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1975–76|tour of New Zealand]] that followed shortly afterwards.<ref name=cricinfo/><br />
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He scored a century on his Test debut against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in January 1976, making 124 and adding 204 for the second wicket with [[Sunil Gavaskar]].<ref>''Wisden'' 1977, pp. 901–2.</ref><ref name=VL>{{cite web |date=2 June 2016|last1=Lokapally |first1=Vijay |title=The Prodigal Son |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/the-prodigal-son/article5142082.ece |website=The Hindu |accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> He played the full three Test series in New Zealand, but did not score higher than 27 in five innings after his debut century. He then played two Tests during the tour to the West Indies in 1976, and then two more against England at home in India in 1977, during which he scored two half centuries.<ref name=statsguru/> After returning early from the 1977–78 tour to Australia due to injury,<ref name=VL/> Surinder made half century against Pakistan in Lahore in October 1978, but he was dropped after the last of his 10 Tests came in November 1978 against Pakistan.<ref name=statsguru>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26226.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match |title=StatsGuru: S Amarnath – Test Matches |publisher=ESPN CricInfo |accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref> He also played three [[One Day International]]s, all against Pakistan in 1978, with a high score of 62.<ref name=cricinfo/><br />
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He continued playing domestic cricket after being dropped from the national side. Playing for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] against the Rest of India in the 1980–81 [[Irani Trophy]] match he made 235 [[not out]], establishing an Irani Trophy record that stood for 38 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 March 2016|title=Wasim Jaffer Breaks Surinder Amarnath's 38-Year Old Record |url=https://cricshots.com/amarnath-irani/ |website=CricShots |accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> His last season as a first-class cricketer was the 1985–86 season.<ref name=cricinfo/><br />
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In summarising Amarnath's career, Partab Ramchand writes "given the brilliant start to his Test career, and the promise he held out, Surinder Amarnath's overall figures may be disappointing. But he was given a raw deal by the selectors."<ref name=cricinfo>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26226.html |title=Player Profile: Surinder Amarnath |author=Ramchand, Pratap |work=ESPN CricInfo |accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref> A very aggressive batsman, Ramchand wrote of him, "Surinder could be [a] bit flashy but when in full flow he was a treat to watch and could decimate even the best of attacks".<ref name=cricinfo/><br />
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==Family==<br />
Surinder Amarnath's father [[Lala Amarnath|Lala]] and brother [[Mohinder Amarnath|Mohinder]] also represented India at Test level. Another brother, [[Rajinder Amarnath|Rajinder]], played first-class cricket from 1971 to 1987, mostly for [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Rajinder Amarnath|url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26554.html |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref> Surinder’s son Digvijay has played first-class cricket in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Digvijay Amarnath|url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/606003.html |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cricinfo|id=26226}}<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1489/1489.html Surinder Amarnath at CricketArchive]<br />
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