Arun Lal

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1955)}}

{{for|the Pakistani cricketer|Arun Lal (cricketer, born 1985)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Arun Lal

| image = Arun Lal.jpg

| fullname = Jagdishlal Arun Lal

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|08|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nickname =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| family = Bulbul Saha (Wife) (2 May 2022){{Cite web | url=https://technologyjava.com/arun-lal-net-worth-biography-wife-more/ | title=Got married to friend Bulbul Saha. News | date=2 May 2022 | access-date=28 November 2022 | archive-date=28 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128095127/https://technologyjava.com/arun-lal-net-worth-biography-wife-more/ | url-status=dead }}
Jagdish Lal (father)
Muni Lal (uncle)
Akash Lal (cousin)

| club2 = Bengal

| year2 = {{nowrap|1981/82–1995/96}}

| club1 = Delhi

| year1 = 1977/78–1980/81

| international = true

| country = India

| testcap = 159

| testdebutfor = India

| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka

| testdebutdate = 17 September

| testdebutyear = 1982

| lasttestdate = 29 April

| lasttestyear = 1989

| lasttestfor = India

| lasttestagainst = West Indies

| odicap = 39

| odidebutdate = 27 January

| odidebutyear = 1982

| odidebutagainst = England

| lastodidate = 21 March

| lastodiyear = 1989

| lastodiagainst = West Indies

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 16

| runs1 = 729

| bat avg1 = 26.03

| 100s/50s1 = 0/6

| top score1 = 93

| deliveries1 = 16

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 13/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 13

| runs2 = 122

| bat avg2 = 9.38

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 51

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 156

| runs3 = 10,421

| bat avg3 = 46.94

| 100s/50s3 = 30/43

| top score3 = 287

| deliveries3 = 1,856

| wickets3 = 21

| bowl avg3 = 44.33

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/79

| catches/stumpings3 = 145/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 65

| runs4 = 1,734

| bat avg4 = 28.90

| 100s/50s4 = 0/12

| top score4 = 90

| deliveries4 = 699

| wickets4 = 14

| bowl avg4 = 40.78

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/38

| catches/stumpings4 = 22/–

| date = 16 May

| year = 2016

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26295.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Jagdishlal Arun Lal ({{audio|Arun_Lal.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 1 August 1955) is a retired Indian cricketer,{{cite web|url=http://wotweb.com/wot-article/ccfc-%E2%88%92-225-still-counting/|title=CCFC − 225 AND STILL COUNTING|first=Reshmi|last=Bose|website=wotweb.com|publisher=Window On Travel|location=Kolkata|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610165806/http://wotweb.com/wot-article/ccfc-%E2%88%92-225-still-counting/|archive-date=10 June 2023}} and a cricket commentator. He played for India, as a right-handed batsman, between 1982 and 1989 was a gritty player.{{cite web|first=Saionee|last=Chakraborty|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/where-arun-lal-grew-up/cid/1423642|title=WHERE ARUN LAL GREW UP|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph India|date=27 July 2016|access-date=27 January 2022|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611074309/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/where-arun-lal-grew-up/cid/1423642|archive-date=11 June 2023}}[http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fe/daily/20001223/fpe17005.html indianexpress]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219105011/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fe/daily/20001223/fpe17005.html|date=19 December 2013}}

His columns about cricket analysis regularly appears in newspaper and internet columns. He moved from Delhi to Calcutta in 1979 and started a cricket academy.[http://www.calcuttaweb.com/articles/arunlal.shtml Arun Lal, Interview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614104259/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/articles/arunlal.shtml |date=14 June 2012 }} He joined the Bengal cricket team in 1981 and presently serves as their head coach.{{cite web |last1=Talukdar |first1=Shreyasi |title=Arun Lal interview: Bengal Ranji Trophy team full of heroes, says coach as they gear up to face Saurashtra in final |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/arun-lal-interview-bengal-ranji-trophy-team-full-of-heroes-says-coach-as-they-gear-up-to-face-saurashtra-in-final-8130261.html |website=Firstcricket |date=8 March 2020 |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=9 March 2020}}