Arun Lal is a former Indian cricketer who served as a right-handed opening batsman and cricket commentator.
Wiki/Biography
Jagdishlal Arun Lal was born on Monday, August 1, 1955, in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (age 68; as of 2023). He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, and later obtained a degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
Arun Lal on the second day of the two-day player auction of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Bengaluru on January 9, 2011
family
Lal was born into a family of cricketers. His father, uncle and cousin all played first-class cricket before him.
parents
His father Dhir Jagdish Lal was also an opening batsman and played 16 first-class matches for eight different teams.
wife
Arun Lal was married to Reena but they parted ways due to mutual decision. Despite the separation, Allen still lived with his ailing first wife. After separating from his first wife, he had a relationship with Bulbul Saha. According to reports, Arun got engaged to Bulbul in 2022 with the consent of his first wife.
Arun Lal with ex-wives Reena and Bulbul Saha
The couple’s wedding invitation has also gone viral on social media. The wedding took place on May 2, 2022 at Peerless Inn, Esplanade, Kolkata.
Arun and Bulbul’s wedding invitation
Arun Lal and Bulbul Saha wedding photos
other relatives
Arun Lal’s uncle Dhir Muni Lal was a right-handed opening batsman who played for South Punjab and North India in the 1930s. Arun’s cousin Akash Lal was also an opening batsman and played for Delhi and Punjab in India’s domestic cricket in the 1960s.
Profession
international cricket
In 1982, he made his ODI debut against England at Cuttack on January 27. In the same year, he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in Madras, scoring 63 runs and shared 156 runs with Sunil Gavaskar. In the second Test, he scored 51 against Pakistan and again teamed up with Sunil Gavaskar to score over 100; however, he scored 51 runs next He could only score 49 points in four games and was eliminated. He scored six fifties in Test matches, including his first against Sri Lanka from 1982 to 1989, scoring 729 runs at an average of 26.03. His highest Test score was 93, which he achieved against West Indies in Kolkata in 1987. He had six Test fifties to his name, including on debut against Sri Lanka in 1982 and twice in the same match against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in 1987. Played 13 ODIs with an average ODI of 9.36. He played his final Test match and ODI match for India on the tour of West Indies in 1988-89.
domestic cricket
At the domestic level in India, he represents Bangladesh and Delhi. After six years of trying to prove his mettle in Delhi, he decided to move to Bengal. He joined the Bangladesh cricket team in 1981. He scored an unbeaten half-century in the 1989-90 Ranji Trophy final and led Bangladesh to its first Ranji Trophy after 51 years in 1989. He also played in Duleep and Deodhar Trophies in East Zone. He remained a first-class cricketer until 1995, amassing over 10,000 runs in 156 first-class games, with a highest score of 287 and a batting average of 46.94. In 2001, he announced his retirement from competitive cricket. His last club game was for East Bengal. When he retired, he ranked fifth in the list of players with the most career runs in Ranji history, with 6760 runs and an average of 53.23 points per game. He said in an interview that he was forced to quit due to physical disabilities. He said,
This may seem strange, but this year I ran into a problem after playing a club game during a hot and humid summer. That’s why I decided to quit today when the season officially ends. “
He added,
Even in the same period last year I scored a hundred. However, I didn’t feel as exhausted as I did this year. Recovery factor is taking too long. This forced me to make the decision to quit. “
Later, he became the head coach of the Eastern Division of the National Cricket Academy and the head coach of the Bangladesh Cricket Team. In 2017, his former teammate Sourav Ganguly called him. According to Lal, he thought it was a courtesy visit from a close friend, but it turned out to be an invitation from the then president of the Bangladesh Cricket Association to coach the senior national team.
Arun Lal (third from left) serves as Bangladesh cricket team coach
His rigorous training methods for the Bengal lads were criticized from the outset. However, under his leadership, Bangladesh reached the final of Ranji Trophy, India’s top domestic competition, in 2020 after a gap of 13 years. Talking about his coaching of Bangladesh players in an interview, he said:
The team is the most important, everything else is secondary. First you have to be a team player, then your skills, talents, mental abilities, everything. “
In an interview, when asked about his experience as coach of the Ranji winning team to the Ranji final team, he replied:
I can’t tell you how exciting this journey has been for me. I’m like a father now. If the son does well, the father is happier than his personal performance. So, if this team can win the Ranji Trophy, for me, it will be a bigger achievement than what I won as a player. I value my journey more than my journey as a player that season. “
Arun said international players must also continue to play domestic cricket. He said in an interview,
The most important tournament in this country is Ranji Trophy, not IPL”
Arun Lal unveils IPL trophy in Kolkata on April 5, 2018
Arun Lal works as a commentator after retiring from cricket. He also writes columns on cricket.
Narrated by Arun Lal
dispute
- Lal opted for a strict approach to bring discipline to the Bengal team he coached. He trains players in a variety of conditions, including hot summer days and rainy weather. His no-nonsense approach was heavily criticized, with some media questioning whether the Bangladeshi cricketer would participate in the Olympics. In an interview, Allen defended his coaching methods and said:
When I ran these boys for 25 rounds, I got a lot of criticism. “
- Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the BCCI’s state association standard operating procedures (SOPs) barred over 60 individuals from participating in training camps as they were vulnerable to the virus. Lal was staunchly opposed to the SOP and cited the example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as to how he governed the country at his age. He said in an interview,
The Prime Minister is 69 years old and is running the country during this period. Are they asking him to step down? “
He added,
As a person, it doesn’t matter if I coach Bangladesh or not, but I will live my life. Don’t expect me to be 65 years old and lock myself in a room for the next 30 years. It doesn’t happen that way,”
Awards
On August 3, 2019, Arun Lal was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cricket Association of Bangladesh (CAB).
cancer diagnosis
In January 2016, Lal was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a type of jaw cancer. He underwent intensive treatment, including 14 hours of surgery and a jaw replacement. In an interview, he briefly talked about his experience and said:
It took me a year to get out of it because my entire jaw had to be remade or I wouldn’t have a face. They cut a bone out of my leg (the fibula) and literally made a new jaw. I was on crutches because of the cut on my leg, and I couldn’t move my right arm because all the nerves in my neck were severed. It was a painful experience”
He successfully recovered from cancer. In an interview, when asked about his battle with cancer and how it changed his outlook on life, he said,
For humans, every day is a learning experience. You are not the same person today as you were yesterday. When this happens, you will definitely experience changes. You have to go through hardships and you are stronger now and you have a different perspective on life. I think I’m much stronger mentally and physically. I am very satisfied with myself and as long as God is with me, I have no complaints. “
Favorites
- Commentators: Ian Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Rameez Raja and Tony Greig
Facts/Trivia
- Arun Lal is also known as Piggy by his close friends.
- In 1979, he moved to Kolkata from Delhi and started Bournvita Cricket Academy, one of the top cricket coaching institutes in Kolkata.
- He represented Bengal by singing the Doordarshan ethnic fusion song “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara”.
- He has been an enthusiastic promoter of wildlife conservation for many years.
- Arun Lal is a birdwatcher working to save migratory birds in Santragachi, Howrah.
- He mentioned in an interview that he has planted more than 4,000 trees. He said,
My main hobby is tree planting. Then there’s cricket. “
- Arun Lal reportedly supports various underprivileged children by funding their education and becoming a father figure to them. These children grow up to be successful people. Bikash is the son of a washerman and is now the finance director of JSW Steel; Dr Anup Sarkar is a super specialty gastroenterologist at PG Hospital, Kolkata; Ashwini is a doctor at AIIMS, Delhi; and Sanjit is an IT professional in Kolkata, India. Sweden.
- Allen reportedly played a crucial role in convincing the selectors to select Ganguly for the 1990 Ranji final. Lal revealed in an interview,
I have watched Sourav grow from the very beginning. I supported him from his early days. In fact, I was one of those who pushed hard for him to reach the final when the selectors were skeptical about selecting him. “
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