Mohinder Amarnath - 1982-83 Series in Pakistan

1982-83 Series in Pakistan

This series saw Imran Khan at his lethal best, supported by the canny Sarfraz Nawaz. In match after match India crumbled against the fiery pace of Pakistan, losing the first three tests 3-0 and barely managing a draw in the next two matches (one match abandoned due to rain and another due to pitch invasion). Imran Khan who took 40 wickets in the series was jointly awarded "Man of the Series" with Mohinder Amarnath. The catastrophic series for India hastened the end of the career of master batsman Gundappa Viswanath. Mohinder Amarnath was the sole saving grace for the Indian batting line-up for the series as a whole. (An aside - Sunil Gavaskar carried his bat in one innings of the series).