Ravi Rampaul

Personal information

Full name

Ravindranath Rampaul

Born

15 October 1984 (age 32)
Preysal, Trinidad and Tobago

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Batting style

Left-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm fast-medium

Role

Bowler

International information

National side

West Indies (2003–2015)

Test debut (cap 282)

26 November 2009 v Australia

Last Test

13 November 2012 v Bangladesh

ODI debut (cap 118)

22 November 2003 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI

7 November 2015 v Sri Lanka

ODI shirt no.

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2002–present

Trinidad and Tobago

2008

Ireland

2013–2014

Royal Challengers Bangalore

2014–present

Barbados Tridents

2016–present

Surrey

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	18	92	67	161
Runs scored	335	362	1,064	625
Batting average	14.56	12.48	13.64	12.01
100s/50s	0/0	0/1	0/2	0/1
Top score	40*	86*	64*	86*
Balls bowled	3,440	4,033	10,633	7,298
Wickets	49	117	203	237
Bowling average	34.79	29.35	29.53	24.37
5 wickets in innings	0	2	9	2
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	4/48	5/49	7/51	5/49
Catches/stumpings	3/–	14/–	20/–	28/–

Source: CricketArchive, 26 March 2017

Ravindranath Rampaul (born 15 October 1984 in Preysal, Trinidad and Tobago) is a West Indian cricketer. He is the first quick bowler of Indian descent to represent West Indies at international level, playing Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Capable of decent pace and accuracy from a simple, smooth bowling action, Rampaul has been identified, along with Jerome Taylor, as a potential leader of the West Indies bowling attack in the years to come.He was also signed up to play in the Indian Premier League by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013 auctions.

Rampaul played youth cricket for West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago, playing at the World Under-15 Challenge in England in 2000, and at the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, before breaking the record wicket tally in the regional youth tournament in West Indies after taking 45 wickets in five matches during the 2002 tournament. The following season, he took 27 wickets, as Trinidad and Tobago won their first youth title since 1987. By that time, however, he had also made his first class debut, playing three Busta Cup matches for Trinidad and Tobago during the 2001–02 season and taking six wickets.

After playing six further matches during the 2002–03 season, and taking 18 wickets, with only Marlon Black taking more for Trinidad and Tobago that season, Rampaul was selected for West Indies Under-19s in the 2003-04 Red Stripe Bowl one-day tournament. Rampaul was leading wicket-taker for the U-19 team, as his eight wickets was double that of any other, and after the tournament completed, Rampaul was called up to represent West Indies in their tour of Zimbabwe in October and November.

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