Madan Lal
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Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma (Urdu/Punjabi مدن لال ادی رام شرما ) (born March 20, 1951, Amritsar
, Punjab
, India
) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He currently coaches Delhi Giants
in the Indian Cricket League
. Madan Lal enjoyed great success at the first class level scoring over 10,000 runs and taking over 600 wickets.
He played 31 Test matches for India, scoring 1,042 runs at an average of 22.65, taking 71 wickets at 40.08 and holding 15 catches. He was a fairly competent lower order batsman, often extricating the Indian team from tricky situations which earned him the nickname, Maddat Lal by grateful Indian fans.
Madan Lal bowled the first ball to Dennis Amiss
of England in the 1975 World Cup
He made 67 One Day Internationals appearances and was also a member of the 1983 World Cup
final winning team.
Madan Lal played for Punjab
in the Ranji Trophy
between 1968 and 1972 and Delhi
between 1972 and 1989.
His son Kunal Lal plays in the ICL for the Ahmedabad Rockets.
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
, Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He currently coaches Delhi Giants
Delhi Giants
Delhi Giants was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League . This team represents the Indian capital city, New Delhi, India and its captain is Marvan Atapattu, former skipper of Sri Lanka.-Players :The squad announced for the inaugural tournament comprises five...
in the Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
. Madan Lal enjoyed great success at the first class level scoring over 10,000 runs and taking over 600 wickets.
He played 31 Test matches for India, scoring 1,042 runs at an average of 22.65, taking 71 wickets at 40.08 and holding 15 catches. He was a fairly competent lower order batsman, often extricating the Indian team from tricky situations which earned him the nickname, Maddat Lal by grateful Indian fans.
Madan Lal bowled the first ball to Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
of England in the 1975 World Cup
1975 Cricket World Cup
-Group B:-Knockout stage:-Semifinals:In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour took six wickets as England were bowled all out for 93 , after falling to 37/7...
He made 67 One Day Internationals appearances and was also a member of the 1983 World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
The 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup was the third edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each...
final winning team.
Madan Lal played for Punjab
Punjab cricket team
The Punjab cricket team is the official first-class cricket team that represents the Indian state of Punjab. They have qualified for three Ranji Trophy semi-finals in the last five seasons, and made it to the final in 2004–05 tournament, where they lost to Railways on first innings. They also play...
in the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
between 1968 and 1972 and Delhi
Delhi cricket team
The Delhi cricket team is one of the first-class cricket teams, that plays in India's domestic competition, the Ranji Trophy. They have won the tournament seven times and have been runners-up seven. Their latest title in 2007-08 came after a long wait of 16 years. The previous win was in the...
between 1972 and 1989.
His son Kunal Lal plays in the ICL for the Ahmedabad Rockets.
Post-Retirement
In his retirement, Madan Lal has been actively involved in the game in various capacities- Madan Lal coached the UAEUnited Arab Emirates cricket teamThe United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches...
team - Madan Lal had a stint as India's National Cricket Coach between September 1996 and September 1997
- Member of the Selection CommitteeIndian national cricket selectorsIndian National Cricket Selectors is a committee of cricket administrators whose responsibility is the selection of cricket team to represent India at various levels...
in 2000 and 2001. - Current coach of the Delhi GiantsDelhi GiantsDelhi Giants was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League . This team represents the Indian capital city, New Delhi, India and its captain is Marvan Atapattu, former skipper of Sri Lanka.-Players :The squad announced for the inaugural tournament comprises five...
team in the Indian Cricket LeagueIndian Cricket LeagueThe Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
. - He later applied for BCCI's amnesty offer since the ICL is not a recognized Twenty20 League