Ramnaresh Sarwan

About Ramnaresh Sarwan

Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980, Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity and captain of the West Indies cricket team.

He has been a member of the West Indies cricket team since his Test debut against Pakistan at Barbados in May 2000 when he remained unbeaten in both innings scoring 84 in the first innings. He missed out on scoring his maiden Test century against South Africa in March 2001 when he was run out for 91. His score of 78 in the 2nd Test against India at Chennai in October 2002 was his 4th innings of 75+ that couldn't be converted into a century. His maiden Test century came in his next Test series against Bangladesh at Dhaka. His next Test century came against Australia at St. John's in May 2003. His best innings (261 not out) came against Bangladesh in June 2004. He has played 65 Test matches scoring at an average of around 40 runs per innings with 9 centuries and 26 fifties. He is also a part-time bowler having mastered the leg-break and taken 23 wickets with best bowling figures of 4/37.

During the most recent controversy involving the bowling action of Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan, which led to an International Cricket Council investigation of most of the world's international-class bowlers, Sarwan was found to be the only bowler tested who did not transgress the Laws of Cricket regarding the straightening of the arm during delivery.

Sarwan was dropped from the side for the 2nd Test against Pakistan in November 2006. It was the first time in his 6 year career that he had missed a game due to poor form. According to captain Brian Lara "It wasn't designed as a drop. We just wanted to make him aware of the situation and come back stronger. We need him and we need him to take control."

On April 29 2007 he was announced as the captain of the West Indies, in succession to the retired Brian Lara, following the West Indies' exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup.^{[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/292515.html]}

During the second test of the West Indies tour of England in May of 2007, Sarwan injured his shoulder badly enough to rule him out of the remainder of the tour. When attempting to save a boundary, he rammed his shoulder into the boundary fence.

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Quotes

“ We've got experience within experience and hopefully we'll come together as a unit. Over the years, we've tried to rotate the strike as much as we can but we know how good Harbhajan Singh is and he's been a very good performer for India over the years. ”
In Windies cautious against Harbhajan factor: Sarwan
“ The Indians are a very good one-day team and while they may be without a couple of their players, they will prove to be a handful for us. ”
In Gayle cautious against weakened India
“ I certainly think so, taking into consideration the fact that we fielded for two days. ”
In Sarwan, Ramdin guide Windies to mammoth total
“ I'm very disappointed I got out on 94. To get out at that time and at that position in the game put us back as well. ”
In Swann's 5-wkt haul sets up England domination
“ We have had quite a few collapses in the last few years. ”
In Gayle, Sarwan lead positive Windies reply

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