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Madan Lal

India

Full name Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma

Born March 20, 1951, Amritsar, Punjab

Current age 58 years 235 days

Major teams India, Delhi, Punjab

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Relation Son - Kunal Lal

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	6s	Ct
Tests	39	62	16	1042	74	22.65			0	5	1	15
ODIs	67	35	14	401	53*	19.09	645	62.17	0	1		18
First-class	232	327	89	10204	223	42.87			22	50		141
List A	111	71	25	1171	64	25.45			0	5		31

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	39	63	5997	2846	71	5/23	6/47	40.08	2.84	84.4	1	4	0
ODIs	67	64	3164	2137	73	4/20	4/20	29.27	4.05	43.3	2	0	0
First-class	232		33123	15938	625	9/31		25.50	2.88	52.9		27	5
List A	111		5456	3594	119	4/20	4/20	30.20	3.95	45.8	2	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	England v India at Manchester, Jun 6-11, 1974 scorecard
Last Test	England v India at Leeds, Jun 19-23, 1986 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974 scorecard
Last ODI	India v Pakistan at Hyderabad (Decc), Mar 20, 1987 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1968/69 - 1991
List A span	1973/74 - 1989/90

Profile

For many years, one of the leading utility players in the country, Madan Lal proved his value to the side both with his courageous middle-order batting and his nippy medium-pace bowling. He was useful both in Test cricket - as he proved while bowling India to victory over England at Bombay in 1981 or by rescuing the country by scoring a gallant 74 against Pakistan at Bangalore in 1983 - and in the one-day game - he was one of the heroes of the 1983 World Cup-winning side and earned his name by his spell of three quick wickets that broke the back of the West Indies batting in the final.

He was first picked for the 1974 tour of England based largely on some outstanding performances around the domestic circuit. He remained an integral part of the Indian team till the 1977-78 tour of Australia. Then for some inexplicable reason, he was out of the side till he was brought back for the series against England in 1981-82. He performed commendably, proving that he had received a raw deal from the selectors for three years, and was then a regular member of the team till 1985. Replaced by younger medium pacers, Madan Lal was brought back for two Tests in England in 1986 - he wasn't a member of the touring squad but was playing in league cricket - and again did well.

At the domestic level, Madan Lal was both a prolific run getter and regular wicket-taker, frequently rescuing his team from a bad start or by taking some quick wickets. His all round record in the Ranji Trophy - 5270 runs and 351 wickets - is one of the best in the national competition. After retirement, he kept in close touch with the game by becoming the coach of the A team and later the senior squad and then a national selector.
Partab Ramchand June 2008