Mohinder Amarnath
On scorecards: M Amarnath
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mohinder Amarnath played 69 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1969 to 1988. The first came against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, with scores of 16 and 0, and 2 wickets, and the last against West Indies at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1988.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 2,912 runs at 47.7 in 43 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 138 from 312 balls against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1986. In all: 11 hundreds, 24 fifties.
At home the average was 30.4 across 32 Tests; away it was 51.9 across 37 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Pakistan: 1,080 runs at 45.0 in 18 Tests. MA Chidambaram Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 422 runs at 35.2. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. India won 12 of the Tests Mohinder Amarnath played and lost 23, with 33 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 69 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 312 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1986 | Drawn |
| 131 | 301 | Sri Lanka | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 1986 | Won |
| 120 | 200 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1983 | Drawn |
| 117 | – | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1983 | Drawn |
| 116* | – | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 1985 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/63 | 25.1 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1976 | Drawn |
| 2/24 | 8 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1977 | Lost |
| 2/31 | 24 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1969 | Lost |
| 2/34 | 2.2 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1983 | Lost |
| 2/36 | 12 | England | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1985 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 18 | 1,080 | 45.00 | 4/5 | 6 | 109.00 |
| West Indies | 17 | 1,076 | 38.43 | 3/6 | 7 | 46.00 |
| Australia | 13 | 773 | 45.47 | 2/4 | 9 | 34.44 |
| England | 11 | 656 | 36.44 | 0/5 | 4 | 56.25 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 407 | 37.00 | 0/3 | 5 | 48.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 386 | 77.20 | 2/1 | 1 | 31.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 1,370 | 30.44 | 2/7 | 8 | 55.25 |
| Away | 37 | 3,008 | 51.86 | 9/17 | 24 | 55.83 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 26.00 |
| 1970s | 25 | 1,450 | 35.37 | 2/9 | 21 | 52.81 |
| 1980s | 43 | 2,912 | 47.74 | 9/15 | 9 | 69.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 7 | 422 | 35.17 | 0/5 | 4 | 42.50 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 6 | 233 | 29.13 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 4 | 393 | 98.25 | 3/0 | 2 | 99.50 |
| Green Park | 4 | 194 | 38.80 | 1/1 | 2 | 49.50 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 4 | 131 | 21.83 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Eden Gardens | 4 | 125 | 20.83 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1969 at MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1988 at MA Chidambaram Stadium
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