From India’s first score to the last ball for victory; runs this family legacy
In a country like India where almost every new born is intravenously fed cricket, where every kid on the block dreams of finding a berth in that ‘esteemed 11’, there are very few to keep the fire in the belly alive, perpetually, to make their way in becoming the nation’s pride. If we flip through the pages of sports history, there would be many to follow the imprints of a legendary father, but seldom would one find someone capable of carrying the sports legacy to the same pedestal. And when speaking of cricket and dynasties in the same breath, just one name is exhaled. And that is of the Amarnath family.
It was destiny that brought Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj to India to make this country proud. A resident of Lahore before partition, Amarnath and his family’s near fatality forced them to flee to Patiala and then later on to Delhi. Credit fate for playing its trick of sowing the seed in India, which would sprout to become an icon called Lala Amarnath. Independent India’s first captain, he also holds the record of giving India its first ever test century. Such an achievement in his debut match still wins praises, not only in India but throughout the cricketing world. However, apart from his commendable cricketing career, Lala Amarnath was also famous for things infamous in the gentleman’s game. Known for his flamboyance, Lala was no alien to controversies due to his candid attitude towards politics in the game of cricket. However, more than the attitudinal bent towards revolt, it was his passion to sustain the spirit of the game that, although threw him in the pits of follies, generated arguments that were justified and appreciated amongst rivals.
In a country like India where almost every new born is intravenously fed cricket, where every kid on the block dreams of finding a berth in that ‘esteemed 11’, there are very few to keep the fire in the belly alive, perpetually, to make their way in becoming the nation’s pride. If we flip through the pages of sports history, there would be many to follow the imprints of a legendary father, but seldom would one find someone capable of carrying the sports legacy to the same pedestal. And when speaking of cricket and dynasties in the same breath, just one name is exhaled. And that is of the Amarnath family.
It was destiny that brought Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj to India to make this country proud. A resident of Lahore before partition, Amarnath and his family’s near fatality forced them to flee to Patiala and then later on to Delhi. Credit fate for playing its trick of sowing the seed in India, which would sprout to become an icon called Lala Amarnath. Independent India’s first captain, he also holds the record of giving India its first ever test century. Such an achievement in his debut match still wins praises, not only in India but throughout the cricketing world. However, apart from his commendable cricketing career, Lala Amarnath was also famous for things infamous in the gentleman’s game. Known for his flamboyance, Lala was no alien to controversies due to his candid attitude towards politics in the game of cricket. However, more than the attitudinal bent towards revolt, it was his passion to sustain the spirit of the game that, although threw him in the pits of follies, generated arguments that were justified and appreciated amongst rivals.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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