| Full name: | Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj |
| Born: | 11th September 1911, Kapurthala, Punjab, India |
| Died: | 5th August 2000, New Delhi, India |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Relations: | Son: M Amarnath; Son: S Amarnath; Son: R Amarnath |
| Teams: | India (Test: 1933/34-1952/53); Hindus (Main FC: 1929/30-1939/40); Southern Punjab (Main FC: 1933/34-1951/52); Patiala (Main FC: 1933/34-1957/58); Rajputana (Main FC: 1937/38); Gujarat (Main FC: 1952/53); Uttar Pradesh (Main FC: 1954/55); Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union (Main FC: 1956/57); Railways (Main FC: 1958/59-1960/61); All teams |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1946/47 | |
| Padma Bhushan: 1991 | |
| CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: 1994 | |
| Wisden India Hall of Fame: 2019 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1933/34-1952/53) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| India | 24 | 40 | 4 | 878 | 118 | 24.38 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1933/34-1952/53) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| India | 4241 | 195 | 1481 | 45 | 5-96 | 32.91 | 2 | 0 | 94.24 | 2.09 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1929/30-1963/64) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 186 | 286 | 34 | 10426 | 262 | 41.37 | 31 | 39 | 96 | 2 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1929/30-1963/64) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 30554 | 1494 | 10644 | 463 | 7-27 | 22.98 | 19 | 3 | 66.42 | 2.06 |