Madan Lal Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More 2024

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Profession: Cricketer (Allrounder)

Hometown: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Age: 70 Years

Some Lesser Known Facts About Madan Lal

Madan Lal is a former worldwide cricketer who represented India in Tests and ODIs from 1974 to 1987. He was primarily an all-rounder who performed a key position in India’s victory within the 1983 Cricket World Cup closing.

Madan Lal

He had a eager curiosity in cricket since childhood. The first bat he owned was a washing material paddle. With this bat, he realized the fundamentals of batting. The washing bucket was used because the wicket.

He first got here to New Delhi in 1972 with only a practice ticket in his pocket. Then he did a job within the State Bank of India (SBI) in Lajpat Nagar. At that point, he remained in his pal’s home for a number of months. He had issue going through the powerful climate in Delhi. Recalling that point, he mentioned,

“The city did not suit me. I would fall ill frequently. So I went back to Amritsar but returned after two months. I wanted to fight and make my place.”

He additional provides,

“I shared a room with another cricketer [Jasbir Singh] in Mohan Nagar Sports Complex, and we’d travel to Delhi on a Yezdi, or sometimes by train. I struggled a lot.”

The first automotive which he bought was a Fiat which he owned in 1983 after the financial savings he earned by way of varied modes corresponding to whitewashing (when taking part in membership cricket in England), working part-time at a central-heating firm, washing and ironing garments, cooking, and so on. His first home was a two-bedroom flat in Mohan Nagar after getting married.

He began taking part in Ranji video games in his teenage the place he took eight wickets in his third match towards Jammu & Kashmir within the 1968-69 season. Again he impressed everybody in a match towards Delhi the place he completed with a match determine of 5 for 73 in 1971-72.

Madan Lal’s bowling motion

A couple of years later, he shifted his crew from Punjab to Delhi the place because of his spectacular kind, he bought chosen within the Duleep Trophy squad for North Zone.

He additionally performed just a few unofficial take a look at matches towards Sri Lanka whereby in a single match he took 10 for 102 runs. This spell helped him to bag a spot in England’s tour aspect in 1974. He began nicely, selecting up 7 for 95 towards Worcestershire batting line-up. After his latest efficiency within the match towards Yorkshire and ICC, in July 1974, he made his worldwide debut towards England at Old Trafford.

Madan Lal bowling

As Madan Lal walked out to bat in his debut match, England’s Mike Hendrick began bowling. The first supply was outdoors off-stump which deviated inwards and flattened the off-stump. It then brushed towards the center stump and went on to knock the leg-stump. Madan Lal’s debut match ended with a golden duck. India was whitewashed 3-0.

Madan Lal later was omitted out from the primary two checks towards West Indies at dwelling. India was trailing by 0-2, then Madan Lal was picked within the squad for the third take a look at at Calcutta (now Kolkata). His inning began with 48 runs which included ten fours. India bought all out for 233 runs. Then Tiger Pataudi gave the brand new ball to Madan Lal. He eliminated their star batters Gordon Greenidge and Alvin Kallicharran and ended his spell with a determine of 4 for 22. In the second inning, he took the wicket of Vivian Richards and helped India to win this match. In the fourth Test, he was gone wicketless and was dropped from the subsequent match which West Indies received. With that Windies bagged the collection 3-2.

In the 1975 Cricket World Cup, he was picked contemplating his all-round efficiency up to now. In that World Cup, he has been credited to bowl the primary ball within the historical past of a Cricket World Cup. However, his efficiency in that World Cup was beneath common when he took his three wickets towards a really weak East Africa aspect. In the subsequent season, he took 5 wickets towards New Zealand at Christchurch.

He was an everyday member of the aspect contemplating his success with that bat. In the 1977-78 tour of Australia, he was picked within the squad the place he took 5 for 72 in Australia’s second inning. He might solely handle to play only one take a look at in that collection after that.

In 1978, seam bowler Kapil Dev made his worldwide debut for India. This would imply that there’s just one slot for a quick bowler in that crew. Selectors had been had to decide on between Madan Lal and Karsan Ghavri. Selectors determined to go together with Karsan Ghavri and Madan Lal was unnoticed from the squad for 4 years- a span the place he missed 35 take a look at matches. In that point, he went to home cricket to hone his abilities and in addition performed league cricket for Enfield.

In the 1977-78 season, he scored 223 runs towards Rajasthan. Next yr, he took Delhi to victory along with his match-winning spell of 8 for 80 within the closing towards Karnataka. In 1980, he took a career-best 9 for 31 adopted by 4 for 33 to steer Delhi to a straightforward win towards Haryana. This spell helped Delhi to clinch their Ranji title. With the bat, he scored 506 runs at 46.00 and 517 runs at 47.00 and took 35 wickets at 18.40 and 52 wickets at 14.57. In the subsequent season, he ended up with 498 runs at 67.72 with 4 hundred and 42 wickets at 18.02.

For his splendid performances with each bat and with the ball, he was chosen for the 1981-82 dwelling collection towards England the place he completed with 5 for 23 at Bombay and 5 for 85 at Delhi. This gave Madan an opportunity to open the bowling with Kapil Dev within the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Team India’s 1983 World Cup squad. Madan Lal excessive proper (sitting)

India received the 1983 World Cup due to a number of causes. One was the inclusion of a number of helpful allrounders within the crew like Madan Lal, Roger Binny, Ravi Shastri, and Kirti Azad together with Mohinder Amarnath.

Madan Lal with a reproduction of the Prudential Cup 1983

In the opening match towards West Indies, he scored invaluable 21 runs and took one wicket to take India to a slender victory. This adopted up with 3 for 27 towards Zimbabwe. After that recreation, his kind dipped however quickly within the second recreation towards Zimbabwe he had the eighth wicket partnership with Kapil Dev of 62 runs after which picked up 3 for 42. Then the match towards Australia at Chelmsford was the final of the league stage. The winner will meet England within the semis. Batting first, India scored 247 runs. This required one thing huge from Indian bowlers. Madan Lal didn’t disappoint his captain and took 4 for 20 and Australia was bowled out for 129 runs. India received the semis and entered the finals to face the mighty West Indies.

Madan Lal with Roger Binny throughout a 1983 World Cup match on 20 June towards Australia

Chasing 184 runs to win, West Indies had been on one stage 50 for one. Madan Lal then took the wicket of Desmond Haynes and Vivian Richards. The wicket of Richards has gone right down to historical past books as one of many well-known catches in Indian cricket. While Madan bowled a bit quick, Vivian tried a hook shot and the ball went up within the air towards the sq. leg fielder. Kapil Dev ran a protracted distance again from mid-wicket and took the luxurious catch. This dismissal is although remembered for the catch however Madan Lal was one who took that wicket. He didn’t cease right here as he dismissed Larry Gomes and Windies had collapsed to 66 for 4. Ultimately, West Indies bought all out for 140 runs. Madan took 17 wickets within the event at 16.76 subsequent solely to Binny with 18 wickets.

That ball from Madan Lal within the 1983 World Cup closing which took the wicket of Vivian Richards

Madan Lal celebrating after taking the wicket of Vivian Richards within the 1983 Cricket World Cup closing

After that historic World Cup, he didn’t do nicely in a house collection towards Pakistan that adopted. However, in an unofficial day and night time match at Delhi, India required 198 runs for victory and seven wickets fell on the rating of 101. Kirti Azad and Madan Lal held a splendid eighth-wicket partnership and took India to an sudden victory. But his poor kind continued one after the opposite after which, Madan turned an irregular member of the aspect.

For the 1985 World Series, Sunil Gavaskar was appointed the captain of the Indian crew and he insisted on selecting Madan Lal. Madan went on along with his bowling and picked seven wickets at 16.57 with an economic system of three.34. In the subsequent match at Sharjah, he took three extra wickets at 14.00 with an economic system of three.23.

While his worldwide profession was on a verge of getting over and bought restricted to ODIs, he began taking part in league cricket within the Lancashire League in 1986. As Chetan Sharma bought injured after the primary take a look at at Lord’s, Madan Lal bought the shock entry within the crew for the second Test at Headingley. He scored a vital 20 including 54 runs for the ninth wicket with Kiran More. After this, he opened the bowling with Kapil Dev and eliminated Wilf Slack, Chris Smith, and Bill Athey, taking 3 for 31 from 11.1 overs — nearly equivalent to his figures within the World Cup closing. He then scored 22 runs within the second inning and assist India to win the collection by 279 runs. This take a look at match turned out to be Madan’s final take a look at. He performed just a few ODIs later and ended his profession with the house collection towards Pakistan in 1986-87.

Madal Lal bowls Chris Smith out on the 2nd day of a take a look at on 20 June 1986 towards England

After retiring from all types of cricket, he remained the coach of the UAE crew within the 1996 cricket World Cup. He additionally was the coach of the Indian cricket crew for a quick interval from September 1996 to September 1997. Before that, he was the coach of the India A crew. He then turned a member of the Selection Committee from 2000 to 2001. Later, when the Indian Cricket League (ICL) began, he turned the coach of Delhi Giants till 2008 when ICL was changed by IPL (Indian Premier League). He additionally runs his personal cricket academy in Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, and in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. Talking about his stint because the founding father of the cricket academy, he instructed,

“I have a passion for coaching. I believe in character building. The stronger the character, the better you are as a player.”

Madan Lal teaching younger cricketers

In the home circuit, he helped Delhi win one other Ranji Trophy title within the 1988-89 season taking 2 for 33 and a couple of for 72 within the closing towards Bengal on the age of 38.
Talking about his day by day health schedule, he revealed,

“I want to look smart and young. I love training and the beads of sweat on my forehead inspire me. Every day, I set aside 90 minutes in the morning for my workout. I love to train in the rain. You can’t imagine the joy it brings.”

Madan Lal in white uniform

Talking about his batting flaws in worldwide cricket, he instructed,

“As a batsman, I struggled with short-pitched deliveries. I was not scared of the rising deliveries but had technical flaws. When I went to my coach, Gyan Prakash, in Amritsar, he sorted it out quickly. By the time I made a comeback to the Indian team, I had slipped from 6 to 8 in the batting order. I realized the delay cost me a lot.”
Besides the worldwide format, he was a star participant in home cricket for India with 10204 runs and 625 wickets.

In March 2009, he turned the candidate for the Hamirpur Parliamentary constituency bye-elections in Himachal Pradesh towards Anurag Thakur, son of BJP chief Prem Kumar Dhumal.

Madan Lal at on 4th PHD Global Sports Convention in New Delhi on Aug 12, 2016

In April 2013, Madan Lal was seen on a criminal offense present named Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath telecasted on Life OK at 9 pm.

Madan Lal in ‘Humne Le hai Shapath’