Pakistani pacer ball is one meter swing … offs off stumps from leg stumps, unheard stories of Indo-Pak series

Last updated:February 04, 2025, 11:25 IST

India vs Pakistan: The Indian team has now come into ODI mode from T20. The Indo-England series will start from February 6. This will be followed by the Champions Trophy. On February 23, India and Pakistan will face face to face, whose cricket world …Read more

In the 1980s, the reverse swing of Pakistani pacers scared the whole world.

New Delhi. The Indian team has now come into ODI mode from T20. Stars like captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli have joined Team India. The Indo-England series will start from 6 February and then the Champions Trophy from 19. And then the date of 23 February will come when the teams of India and Pakistan will be face to face. The cricket world is eagerly waiting for this match. Many stories of India-Pakistan have started remembering before this great match. One such anecdote is from 1983-84, when the Indian players were tried to intimidate Imran Khan’s swing and Abdul Qadir’s spin.

This story of Imran Khan’s swing and Abdul Qadir’s spin was narrated by Mohinder Amarnath recently. Amarnath told the Jaipur Literature Festival, ‘Once I was going to Pakistan. Then some players there told that our Imran Khan’s ball is one meter swing. Some said that Abdul Qadir’s ball blows off stumps from leg stump.

Interestingly, the best record of Mohinder Amarnath who was scared of Pakistan’s bowling is the name of this country. Amarnath has scored 4378 runs in 69 matches in his Test career with the help of an average 11 centuries of 42.50. The maximum 1080 runs in this are against Pakistan. Mohinder Amarnath has scored an average of 45.00 against Pakistan, including 4 centuries.

Of. Mohinder Amarnath (in the middle) with Srikanth and Man Singh.

The performance of Mohinder Amarnath is proof of two things. First, he was not afraid of any bowling lineup and the second is as strong as the strong team, Jimmy’s performance as strong. Mohinder’s brother Rajendra Amarnath also narrated an interesting anecdote at the Jaipur Literature Festival. He said, ‘If I had not been beaten up by Mohinder in my childhood, it would have become an actor, not a cricketer. They have become cricketers because of me. Rajinder Amarnath also said, ‘I think if Mohinder was not a member of the Indian team in 1983, then perhaps India World Cup would not have won.’ Jimmy Amarnath was the player of the match in the 1983 World Cup semi -finals and finals.