Denesh Ramdin
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denesh Ramdin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
13 March 1985 Couva, Trinidad and Tobago |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Shotter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Test debut (cap 263) | 13 July 2005 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11-14 June 2015 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 127) | 31 July 2005 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 March 2015 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–present | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-Present | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denesh Ramdin (born 13 March 1985) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies. He is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman. He is of Bhojpuri origin.
In July 2005, Ramdin made both his Test and One Day International debut against Sri Lanka and India respectively. He holds the record for the highest score by a West Indies wicket-keeper in ODIs with 169 as well as the second-highest in Tests with 166.
In 2010, Ramdin was dropped from the team and his central contract was not renewed. He was recalled to the ODI team in 2011 and the Test team in 2012. Ramdin was appointed Trinidad and Tobago's captain in November 2011.
In May 2014, he was rewarded with the Test captaincy as West Indies decided to replace Darren Sammy, but was replaced by Jason Holder in 2015.
Ramdin began playing cricket as a fast bowler but took up wicket-keeping because he was bored when not bowling. According to Ramdin he did not receive much coaching early in his career, though he did have sessions with David Williams and Jeff Dujon in which he worked on his wicket-keeping. He has captained both the West Indies' and Trinidad's Under-19 teams.
When the West Indies toured Sri Lanka in July and August 2005, the 19-year-old Ramdin was the only wicket-keeper in the 15-man squad, taking over from the incumbent Courtney Browne. Brown did not play international cricket after he was replaced by Ramdin and retired later that year at the age of 34. At the time of his selection, Ramdin had played in just first-class games of experience with three scores above fifty including one century. On Test debut Ramdin scored 56 runs before he was bowled by Gayan Wijekoon who was also playing his first Test. The West Indies embarked on the tour with only three of their first choice players (aside from captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul the rest of the West Indies players had just one Test century between them) because of a dispute over sponsorship and as expected lost both Tests. The Indian Oil Cup 2005 with Sri Lanka and India followed the Tests and Ramdin played his first ODIs in the tournament.
...
Wikipedia