Mohinder Amarnath, the former India batting Stalwart, who will receive Indian cricket board's Lifetime Achievement Award on sunday, has no regrets for calling the selectors in 1989 a ...

IN our world in which the word 'great' is used as loosely as nightwear, how would one describe Mohinder Amarnath?

His guts were certainly legendary, but it's probably apt to read what batting legend Sunil Gavaskar wrote about Amarnath only recently: "Jimmy must be the bravest of Indian batsmen.

Despite having his dental work disturbed by a bouncer from Malcolm Marshall, he was undaunted and went on to get runs in the same innings and after that in the rest of the series too."

Apart from the West Indians, Amarnath scored runs against Imran Khan and his fellow quicks in Pakistan 1982-83, something which prompted Imran to rate Lala's second son very highly.



Tomorrow, Amarnath will receive the Col CK Nayuduu00a0 Lifetime Achievement award (a trophy and cheque for Rs 15 lakh) at the Board of Control for Cricket in India awards night.

He spoke to MiD DAY recently. Excerpts:

Many have summed up Mohinder Amarnath as a quiet achiever in the game. Do you agree with that?
I don't know. I did lose quite a few years in my career, but when I look back, I don't have any grudges. I have cherished each and every moment of my time with the team. It was an honour to represent India.