Lala Amarnath 120th Birth Anniversary Special: Interesting Facts About Independent India’s First Test Captain and Centurion
Independent India’s first Test captain, Lala Amarnath was born on this day in 1911. Born as Nainik Amarnath Bhardwaj on September 11, 1911, in the Kapurthala state of Punjab, he was fondly called Lala Amarnath. He was a colourful figure in Indian cricket and a great legend of the game. He was the first Indian to score a hundred on Test debut.