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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
|name = Madan Lal<br />
|image = <br />
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|country = India<br />
|fullname = Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma<br />
|nickname = Maddi Paa, Maddat Lal<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|03|20}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], India<br />
|heightft = <br />
|heightinch = <br />
|batting = Right-handed<br />
|bowling = Right-arm medium<br />
|role = All-rounder<br />
|family = <br />
|international = true<br />
|testdebutdate = 6 June<br />
|testdebutyear = 1974<br />
|testdebutagainst = England<br />
|testcap = 130<br />
|lasttestdate = 19 June<br />
|lasttestyear = 1986<br />
|lasttestagainst = England <br />
|odidebutdate = 13 July<br />
|odidebutyear = 1974<br />
|odidebutagainst = England<br />
|odicap = 5<br />
|lastodidate = 20 March<br />
|lastodiyear = 1987<br />
|lastodiagainst = Pakistan<br />
|odishirt = <br />
|club1 = [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]<br />
|year1 = 1968–1972<br />
|clubnumber1 = <br />
|club2 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
|year2 = 1973–1991<br />
|columns = 4<br />
|column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]<br />
|matches1 = 39<br />
|runs1 = 1,042<br />
|bat avg1 = 22.65<br />
|100s/50s1 = 0/5<br />
|top score1 = 74<br />
|deliveries1 = 5,997<br />
|wickets1 = 71<br />
|bowl avg1 = 40.08<br />
|fivefor1 = 4<br />
|tenfor1 = 0<br />
|best bowling1 = 5/23<br />
|catches/stumpings1 = 15/–<br />
|column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]<br />
|matches2 = 67<br />
|runs2 = 401<br />
|bat avg2 = 19.09<br />
|100s/50s2 = 0/1<br />
|top score2 = 53[[not out|*]]<br />
|deliveries2 = 3,164<br />
|wickets2 = 73<br />
|bowl avg2 = 29.27<br />
|fivefor2 = 0<br />
|tenfor2 = 0<br />
|best bowling2 = 4/20<br />
|catches/stumpings2 = 18/–<br />
|column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
|matches3 = 232<br />
|runs3 = 10,204<br />
|bat avg3 = 42.87<br />
|100s/50s3 = 22/50<br />
|top score3 = 223<br />
|deliveries3 = 33,123<br />
|wickets3 = 625<br />
|bowl avg3 = 25.50<br />
|fivefor3 = 27<br />
|tenfor3 = 5<br />
|best bowling3 = 9/31<br />
|catches/stumpings3 = 141/–<br />
|column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
|matches4 = 111<br />
|runs4 = 1,171<br />
|bat avg4 = 25.45<br />
|100s/50s4 = 0/5<br />
|top score4 = 64<br />
|deliveries4 = 5,456<br />
|wickets4 = 119<br />
|bowl avg4 = 30.20<br />
|fivefor4 = 0<br />
|tenfor4 = 0<br />
|best bowling4 = 4/20<br />
|catches/stumpings4 = 31/–<br />
|date = 4 August 2014<br />
|source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30873.html ESPNCricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma'''<ref>{{cite web|date=25 September 1996|title=Cricinfo Website – Madan Lal Profile|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30873.html|access-date=17 March 2007|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]}}</ref> {{Audio|Madan_Lal.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 20 March 1951) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He was a member of the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]] winning India squad.<br />
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==Playing career==<br />
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Madan Lal enjoyed outstanding all-round success at [[first-class cricket|first-class]] level scoring 10,204 runs (av 42.87), including 22 hundreds, also capturing 625 wickets (av 25.50). He had a side-on bowling action.<br />
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He played 39 Test matches for India, scoring 1,042 runs at an average of 22.65, taking 71 wickets at 40.08 and holding 15 catches. He was a fairly competent lower order batsman, often extricating the Indian team from tricky situations which earned him the nickname, ''Maddad Lal'' by grateful Indian fans.<br />
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He made 67 One Day Internationals appearances and was also a member of the [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 World Cup]] final winning team where he teamed up with [[Kapil Dev]], [[Balwinder Sandhu]], [[Roger Binny]], [[Mohinder Amarnath]] and [[Kirti Azad]] to contain and destroy the opposition. In the 1983 world cup finale [[Kapil Dev]] took the extraordinary catch of [[Vivian Richards]] off the bowling of Madan Lal. Madan Lal played for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] but later played for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]. Madan Lal also bowled the first ball to [[Dennis Amiss]] of [[England cricket team|England]] in the [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975 World Cup]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2002/dec/26spec.htm | title=Who Shrunk Test Cricket?| publisher=[[Rediff]] | date=26 December 2002 | access-date=2 April 2007}}</ref><br />
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== Coaching career ==<br />
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In his retirement, Madan Lal has been actively involved in the game in various capacities. Madan Lal coached the [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|UAE]] team<ref>{{cite web|title=Coaches India team has had in the past – CricTracker|url=http://www.crictracker.com/coaches-india-team-has-had-in-the-past/3/|date=14 June 2016}}</ref> for [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. Madan Lal had a stint as [[List of India national cricket coaches|India's national cricket coach]] between September 1996 and September 1997<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/72760.html | title=Madan Lal appointed as Manager| publisher=[[Cricinfo]] | date=25 September 1996 | access-date=17 March 2007}}</ref><br />
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He was member of the [[Indian national cricket selectors|Selection Committee]] from 2000 and 2001. He joined and served as the coach of the [[Delhi Giants]] (known as the [[Delhi Giants|Delhi Jets]] till 2008) in the [[Indian Cricket League]] till it became defunct. He later applied for [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI's]] amnesty offer since the ICL was not a recognized Twenty20 League.<br />
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Madan Lal run a cricket academy in [[Siri Fort Sports Complex]], [[Delhi]].<ref>[http://www.madanlalcricketacademy.com/content/about-us madanlalcricketacademy]</ref> He was appointed as chief coach of the [[Sanjay Jagdale MPCA Academy]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket-2012/madan-lal-appointed-chief-coach-of-mp-cricket-academy_34618.html|title = Madan Lal appointed chief coach of MP Cricket Academy|date = 22 December 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
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In March 2009, the [[Indian National Congress]] decided to field Madan Lal as their candidate for the [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur]] Parliamentary constituency bye elections in [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Madan Lal was chosen to contest the bye elections against Anurag Thakur, son of the [[Himachal Pradesh]] [[BJP]] leader, [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090323/himachal.htm#3 tribuneindia]</ref><br />
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== Acting career ==<br />
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In April 2013, Madan Lal appeared on a crime show called ''[[Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath]]'' on [[Life OK]] at 9&nbsp;pm.<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
A bollywood film tittled ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' is scheduled to release in 2021 about the event of India's first world cup win at Lords. The film features [[Harrdy Sandhu]] as Madan Lal and is directed and produced by [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]] and [[Anurag Kashyap]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ranveer Singh introduces Hardy Sandhu as Madan Lal in '83' character poster|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ranveer-singh-introduces-hardy-sandhu-as-madan-lal-in-83-character-poster-120011800343_1.html|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ranveer Singh introduces Hardy Sandhu as Madan Lal in '83' character poster|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/jan/18/ranveer-singh-introduces-hardy-sandhu-as-madan-lal-in-83-character-poster-2091229.html|access-date=21 March 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170220052004/http://www.realtyfact.com/madan-lals-cricket-academy-bhambris-tennis-academy-at-gaur-city-greater-noida-west Madan Lal’s cricket academy at Gaur City, Greater Noida (West)] on realtyfact.com <br />
* {{cricinfo|id=30873}}<br />
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| title=United Arab Emirates national cricket coach<br />
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