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Full name Denesh Ramdin
Born March 13, 1985, Couva, Trinidad
Current age 23 years 65 days
Major teams West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies Under-19s
Nickname Shotter
Playing role Wicketkeeper
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Education Preysal Government

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	24	43	5	865	71	22.76	1876	46.10	0	5	113	1	68	2
ODIs	47	35	10	494	74*	19.76	616	80.19	0	2	47	1	66	4
T20Is	7	7	2	82	24	16.40	70	117.14	0	0	10	2	3	1
First-class	55	93	10	2208	131	26.60			4	10			145	17
List A	73	60	14	1121	84	24.36			0	5			96	11
Twenty20	15	13	3	151	38*	15.10	106	142.45	0	0	16	6	10	4

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	73	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics
Test debut	Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (SSC), Jul 13-16, 2005 scorecard
Last Test	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	India v West Indies at Dambulla, Jul 31, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2003/04
Last First-class	Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at Kingston, Apr 24-26, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2003/04
Last List A	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at Coolidge, Feb 24, 2008 scorecard

Profile

Denesh Ramdin is a wicketkeeper-batsman of great potential who many in the Caribbean see as the long-term solution to the void left by Jeff Dujon which has never really been satisfactorily filled. Originally a fast bowler who then kept when he had finished his stint with the ball, at 13 he decided to concentrate on keeping, honing his reflexes and working on his agility. He led both Trinidad & Tobago's and West Indies' Under-19 sides before being selected, aged 19 and with only 13 first-class games under his belt, as first-choice gloveman for the senior squad's tour of Sri Lanka in 2005. He impressed one and all, with his work behind and in front of the stumps, in the series against Australia in November 2005. A plucky 71 - he put on a fine 182-run partnership with Dwayne Bravo - in the second Test of the series in Hobart was his best moment down under. When India toured the West Indies in mid-2006, Ramdin's wicketkeeping was impressive on pitches that often saw the ball dying even before reaching him. His batting was patchy, though a superb calculated assault on the Indian bowlers in the final stages of the Kingston Test proved a fine reminder of his undoubted prowess in that quarter as well. He averaged 18.60 in the 2006-07 season as his batting continued to flounder but, nevertheless, was included in the World Cup squad where, a fifty against Australia aside, his desperate form with the bat continued. Perhaps it was more a sign of how bare the cupboard was rather than Ramdin's dominance that he was the sole keeper picked to tour England in 2007. He didn't have much impact with the bat in the Test series in South Africa later that year, although his glovework was immaculate, and he remained the team's No. 1 keeper.
Martin Williamson May 2008

Apr 15, 2008

Tillakaratne Dilshan manages to make his crease
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Apr 15, 2008

Denesh Ramdin brilliantly stumps Mahela Udawatte
© Brooks La Touche

Apr 12, 2008

Denesh Ramdin looks on as Chamara Silva is bowled
© AFP

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