Rajinder Amarnath (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian former
cricket
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player and commentator. He represented various teams during his
first-class playing career. He is the youngest son of former India Test cricketer
Lala Amarnath.
Career
Amarnath made his first-class debut in October 1971 at the age of 15, playing for
Vazir Sultan Tobacco XI in the
Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament
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. His Ranji Trophy debut came only five years later for Punjab in the
1976–77 Ranji Trophy. He switched to Haryana before
1978–79 Ranji Trophy and played most of his cricket for the team. He also made single season appearances for Delhi and Vidarbha in 1981/82 and 1983/84 respectively. He finished his career with 36 first-class and one
List A appearances.
Amarnath became a cricket commentator after his playing career. He worked as a commentator for several years for
All India Radio
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and
Doordarshan. Also a coach and author, Amarnath authored a book on his father ''Lala Amarnath: Life And Times—The Making Of A Legend''.
Personal life and family
Amarnath went to
St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He is the youngest son of
Lala Amarnath, who played 24 Test matches for India and was the first Indian to score a Test century which he scored on his debut. Lala's two elder sons
Surinder and
Mohinder also represented India in Tests and ODIs, with the former too scoring a century on Test debut while the latter won man of the match in the
1983 Cricket World Cup Final which India won. Rajinder also has two elder sisters who live in
New Delhi
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.
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1956 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
Punjab, India cricketers
Haryana cricketers
Delhi cricketers
Vidarbha cricketers
North Zone cricketers
Indian cricket commentators
Amarnath family