Amrit Lal was an Indian first-class cricketer who represented Southern Punjab during the 1940s. He played in the Ranji Trophy, the premier domestic first-class competition in India, during a period when the tournament was organised on a zonal basis among regional and princely teams.
| Name | Amrit Lal |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Format | First-class cricket |
| Domestic team | Southern Punjab |
| Era | 1940s |
| Competition | Ranji Trophy |
Southern Punjab was one of the constituent teams of Indian domestic cricket from the late 1930s onwards, drawing players from the southern districts of the undivided Punjab Province of British India. The side competed in the North Zone of the Ranji Trophy and produced a number of cricketers who featured in inter-zonal matches during the decade leading up to the Partition of India in 1947.
Amrit Lal appeared for Southern Punjab in first-class fixtures during the 1940s. His career coincided with a transitional phase in Indian cricket, when wartime travel restrictions, limited fixtures, and political developments associated with the end of British rule shaped the structure of domestic competition. After Partition, the Southern Punjab team was succeeded by sides representing the new Indian state of Punjab.
Cricketers such as Amrit Lal contributed to the continuity of the Ranji Trophy through the 1940s, a decade marked by the Second World War and Partition. Players from Southern Punjab in this era helped sustain the regional cricketing tradition that later evolved into post-Independence Punjab cricket.