Mohinder Amarnath’s top 3 bowling performances across formats 

The cricketing world loves all their all-rounders and there have been some great Indian all-rounders throughout the years. One of the first iconic all-rounders in Indian cricket was none other than Mohinder Amarnath. There is no doubt that Amarnath is one of the unsung heroes of the 1983 World Cup and was a great batter with over 6302 runs in his 154 international matches, but we also cannot forget some of his handy spells with the ball.

The fact about Amarnath was that he might not have been the quickest, but he could still break some partnerships with his seam bowling. There have been some iconic spells bowled by the former Indian skipper and we will be looking into some of these great spells bowled by him in international cricket which has made a huge impact for India in the game of cricket.

So, here are the top three bowling performances from Mohinder Amarnath across all the formats:

3. 4/63 vs New Zealand in 1976 Test match

This might have been the period when Indian cricket was not a superpower, but there were still some great players to watch out for. This Test match did see some great batting performances from Mohinder Amarnath, but he also played a role with the ball where he took a 4 wicket haul which included some big wickets in the form of Glenn Turner who was in the form of his life during this period.

2. 2/27 vs England in 1983 ODI

This was a World Cup semi-final and was against a really strong England side. Though Amarnath played a huge role with the bat in this game, it was his bowling spell in the first innings that made the difference. Amarnath ended up conceding only 27 runs in his 12 overs and took big wickets of Mike Gatting and David Gower and played a big role in restricting the home side to just 213. Amarnath was also the player of the match in this match.

1. 3/12 vs West Indies in 1983 ODI

If you thought the semi-final against England was the best you saw of Amarnath, you were yet to witness the iconic bowling spell in the final which is also his best figures in ODI cricket. Amarnath came into the attack and took the wicket of Jeff Dujon who was looking set to take West Indies to another World Cup win. Amarnath ended up with figures of 3/12 in 7 overs and this was perhaps the bowling spell that created history for Indian cricket as they lifted their first World trophy.

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