Latest Kannada sports news : HBD Arun Lal: Played the first test at the age of 27, out of the team for 5 years, father-uncle were also cricketers

New Delhi. Former cricketer Arun Lal’s international career may not have been long and successful, but his figures at the domestic level are phenomenal. Arun Lal is not considered a ‘God gifted cricketer’, but he made his name on the strength of hard work. Today i.e. on August 1, 2022, Arun Lal turned 67 years old. His father, uncle and cousin have been prolific players of Ranji cricket. Like the rest of his family members, Arun carried on the tradition of cricket.

Arun scored more than 10 thousand runs at the domestic level. After announcing his retirement, he turned to cricket commentary and soon became one of the most popular voices in the broadcast world. Arun Lal has also coached the Bengal team and took them to the finals of Ranji Trophy 2020. Arun was born on August 1, 1955 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. He played 16 Tests and 13 ODIs for India. In these, he scored 729 and 122 runs respectively. Let us know some interesting things about them:-

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Born in a family of cricketers
Arun’s father Dhir Jagdish Lal was also a cricketer, who played first-class cricket. His uncle Dhir Muni Lal and cousin Akash Lal played as openers at the domestic level.

Piggy Hai Nickname, has also debuted in TV
Arun’s friends and family call him by the nickname Piggy. Arun acted in Doordarshan’s iconic music video ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ along with several other celebrities. The video was released in 1988.

completed his studies with cricket
While chasing his dream of playing cricket, Arun completed his education. He studied at Mayo College in Ajmer before going to St. Stephen’s College in Delhi.

5 First Class Double Centuries
In his illustrious domestic career, Arun Lal scored 5 double centuries, including 3 in Ranji Trophy and 2 in Duleep Trophy. He came close to scoring a triple century twice, but was dismissed for 287 runs both times.

Fifty on Test Debut
Arun Lal started his career brilliantly at the age of 27 and scored 63 runs in his debut match against Sri Lanka at Chennai (then Madras) in 1982. In his text test, he scored another half-century and scored 51 runs against Pakistan.

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5 years away from cricket
Arun could not play any match for almost 5 years after making his Test debut in 1982. He then made a spectacular comeback in the 1986–87 season with equal scores of 287 in the Ranji pre-quarters and the Duleep Trophy semi-finals. When Sunil Gavaskar refused to play, he got a chance in the Test against Pakistan. He took advantage of this opportunity and strengthened his claim with two half-centuries. After Sunil Gavaskar’s retirement, he continued with a series of 11 Test matches, which started very promisingly against the West Indies at home. He made his highest Test score of 93 in Calcutta, but his career came to an end in 1989 against the same opposition team.

Richard Hadlee’s world record wicket
Arun Lal became New Zealand paceman Richard Hadlee’s 374th target when he broke the record for most Test wickets on 12 November 1988.

beat cancer
Former cricketer Arun Lal was diagnosed with a rare type of jaw cancer in 2016. He had to go through a long treatment before defeating this disease.

Great record in Ranji cricket
An under-achiever at the international level of cricket, Arun was an outstanding performer in domestic cricket. Retired fifth in all-time Ranji runs, scoring 6760 runs at an average of 53.23. After playing six seasons for Delhi, Arun started playing for Bengal in 1980–81.

Second marriage with long time friend
Recently, former Indian opener Arun Lal became the bridegroom for the second time at the age of 66. He made Bulbul Saha his companion in a private ceremony. Arun Lal had also taken approval for his second marriage from his first wife, Reena. Arun Lal’s second wife Bulbul is a teacher by profession.

Arun Lal’s last passion was in the 1989-90 Ranji season, when Bengal won the title after 51 years. His most important contribution in this was his 189 runs, which helped to knock out Bombay (now Mumbai) in the quarter-finals.

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