Ace cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner Mohinder Amarnath, recalling his student days in Amritsar, has called for keeping the city clean and extended his best wishes to those working towards the cause.Recalling his student days at DAV College near Hall Gate in the 1970s, Amarnath said he recalled Amritsar as a clean and tidy city.In an Instagram post, he said he would visit Darbar Sahib to pay obeisance whenever he got the chance. “Many of my prayers were answered,” he said.He remembered the Hall Gate area as clean and orderly, with shops, rickshaws and devotees heading to the shrine.Amarnath said he got another opportunity to visit the city in 2011, when he was doing a television programme at the Attari border during the World Cup hosted by India. He said the city, including its lanes, looked clean and tidy, which left a good impression on him.He said people wanted Amritsar, the city of the Gurus, to stay clean and stressed that every city in the country should be kept clean.The appeal was made in collaboration with the social media handles of the Vantrukh Foundation and Chalo Amritsar.Cleanliness has been a recurring concern in Amritsar, especially around the Hall Gate stretch that leads to the Golden Temple. Residents have complained of garbage heaps, stagnant water and stray animals in the old Sabzi Mandi area outside Hall Gate, near Bhandari Bridge, alleging inadequate action by the civic body.Earlier reports have pointed out that the route is frequently used by tourists and dignitaries heading to the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh.Also known by his nickname Jimmy Amarnath, the cricketer extended his best wishes to all those associated with the cleanliness campaign or those working towards it.“May the country stay clean, healthy and keep progressing,” he said.