Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj was an Indian cricketer. He is considered to be the father figure of Indian cricket. He scored the first ever century for India in Test Cricket in 1933. He was independent India's first cricket captain and captained India in their first Test series win against Pakistan in 1952.
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer,cricket analyst and actor. He is the son of Lala Amarnath,the first post-independence captain of India. Mohinder was the vice captain of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup,where he was the player of the final. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.
Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant,was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler,Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951. Behind his limited Test appearances,he dominated Indian domestic cricket –his batting average of 71.64 is the second highest first-class average in history,behind only that of Don Bradman. He is regarded as the founder of the Bombay School of Batsmanship,that placed more importance on right technique,steely temperament,and conservative approach rather than free flow of the bat.
Surinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer who played international as well as domestic cricket for India. He is the eldest son of Lala Amarnath.
Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad was an Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach. In a career spanning over a decade,he played 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals between 1974 and 1984. His father,Datta Gaekwad was also an Indian test cricketer. Gaekwad was the coach of the Indian team that finished runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.
The Delhi cricket team is a first-class cricket team based in Delhi,run by the Delhi &District Cricket Association,that plays in India's first class competition,the Ranji Trophy,limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy seven times and have been runners-up eight. Their latest title in 2007-08 came after a long wait of 16 years. The previous win was in the 1991–92 season when they beat Tamil Nadu in the final. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Gursharan Singh is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and one One Day International in 1990.
Bhalindra Singh was an Indian sports administrator and former first-class cricketer. Singh was an influential sports administrator who held positions in international and Indian sports governing bodies.
Syed Mohammed Arif,popularly known as Arif Saahab,is an Indian badminton coach. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award and Padma Shri Award by the Government of India.
Dhruv Mahender Pandove was an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Punjab. He made his first-class debut at the age of 13 and was considered to be an "exceptionally gifted batsman" and a "prodigy". He became the youngest Indian and one of the youngest players in the world to score a century in first-class cricket,with his 137 against Jammu and Kashmir in 1988 coming at the age of 14 years and 294 days. He was the youngest player to reach the 1000-run mark in Ranji Trophy,reaching the milestone at the age of 17 years and 341 days.
Daljit Singh is an Indian former first-class cricketer and pitch curator. He played for various teams during his career from 1961/62 to 1978/79. After his playing career,he became a pitch curator and chairman of the grounds and pitches committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Pradeep Jain is an Indian former first-class cricketer and coach. He played for Delhi and Haryana between the 1986/87 and 2000/01 seasons. After retirement,he worked as a cricket coach.
Munish Jolly is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class match for Bengal in 1997/98. He is in the top panel of Commentators of All India Radio and is a leading Broadcaster,Voice-over artist. He had the honour of covering Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics with Star Sports and Sony Sports Network,respectively. He has delivered commentary in Cricket World Cups,Hockey World Cups,the Prestigious National Sports Award at the Durbar Hall in the Rashtrapati Bhavan,New Delhi. He was chosen to do live commentary of swearing-in-ceremony of Honourable President of India in 2017 for All India Radio. He is also a Radio Jockey with FM Rainbow Delhi. He was part of the chosen panel of anchors to present the Commemoration Ceremony of India's first National War Memorial,Delhi on 25 February 2019,graced by the honourable Prime Minister of India,Sh. Narendra Modi.
Devraj Puri was an Indian cricketer and commentator. He played first-class cricket for several teams including Bengal and Delhi. He played one unofficial Test match for India against the Australians in 1935-36. After his playing career,he became a cricket commentator. In contemporary reports,his name often appears as Dev Raj Puri or D. R. Puri.
Desh Azad was an Indian cricketer and cricket coach.
Allahabad Cricketers was founded as a cricket club in 1985 at Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium in Prayagraj for young cricketers. Its first coach and manager was Ramesh Pal. He appointed Alok Ranjan Singh as the club's first full-time captain.
Rahul Desraj Chahar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. He made his international debut for India in August 2019.
Tarak Sinha was an Indian cricket coach who ran the Sonnet Cricket Club in Delhi. In a coaching career that spanned over fifty years,he coached over 12 cricketers who went on to play international cricket for India and more than 100 first-class cricketers. Some of his famous students included Ashish Nehra,Aakash Chopra,Rishabh Pant,Shikhar Dhawan and Anjum Chopra. He also briefly served as the coach of the India women's national cricket team between 2001 and 2002.
Sunita Sharma is reportedly India's first woman cricket coach and a former cricketer. Having trained dozens of first-class and international cricketers,she received the Dronacharya Award in 2005.
Vijay Lokapally is an Indian sport journalist and author. He started his career when he joined the Patriot newspaper in 1981,and later moved to The Hindu Group from 1986. He is based in Delhi and married to Sunanda,with whom he has a son,Akshay.
