26 Facts About Denesh Ramdin

Denesh Ramdin was born on 13 March 1985 and is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays as a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman.

Denesh Ramdin was a member of the West Indies team that won both the 2012 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup.

Denesh Ramdin 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.

Denesh Ramdin is third, behind Jeff Dujon and Ridley Jacobs, in both test and ODI wicketkeeping dismissals for the Windies respectively.

Denesh Ramdin began playing cricket as a fast bowler but took up wicket-keeping because he was bored when not bowling.

Denesh Ramdin eventually captained both the West Indies' and Trinidad at Under-19 level.

Brown did not play international cricket after he was replaced by Denesh Ramdin and retired later that year at the age of 34.

At the time of his selection, Denesh Ramdin had played in just first-class games of experience with three scores above fifty including one century.

The Indian Oil Cup 2005 with Sri Lanka and India followed the Tests and Denesh Ramdin played his first ODIs in the tournament.

The West Indies did not register a century partnership until the fourth innings of the series when Denesh Ramdin, who scored 71, combined with Dwayne Bravo in just his seventh Test.

Ultimately, only Denesh Ramdin was selected for the 2007 World Cup.

However, Denesh Ramdin went on to cement his place as the West Indies wicket keeper in all forms of the game and was the vice-captain at one point, following the resignation from that position of Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Denesh Ramdin scored his maiden Test century against England in the fourth Test at Barbados in 2009, going on to score 166 in a drawn match.

At the fall of the ninth wicket Denesh Ramdin was joined by Tino Best and the pair built a 143-run partnership, the highest stand for the tenth wicket by the West Indies and the third highest in Test history.

On reaching his century, Denesh Ramdin produced a piece of paper from his pocket on which he had written a message for Richards the night before.

Denesh Ramdin was fined his full match fee and suspended for two matches.

In July 2013, Denesh Ramdin was dropped from West Indian squad for the first two ODIs against Pakistan in Guyana.

Denesh Ramdin has hit only one half-century since his recall to the West Indies one-day side in October 2011 and has been dropped in several recent matches both during the Champions Trophy and the home tri-series which featured India and Sri Lanka.

In December 2013, Denesh Ramdin scored 107, in the third test against New Zealand at Seddon Park.

Denesh Ramdin's knock was his third century in an away test, equalling Clyde Walcott's record for most overseas hundreds by a West Indies wicketkeeper.

In March 2014, Denesh Ramdin nocthed his maiden hundred in the third and final One-Day International against England.

Denesh Ramdin's hit 11 sixes in his knock, the second highest by a West Indies batsman in ODIs, one short of Xavier Marshall's 12 sixes against Canada in 2008.

In March 2014, Denesh Ramdin affected four stumpings in Pakistan's innings at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur equalling the record for the most stumpings in a T20 international.

Denesh Ramdin was named as wicket keeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo.

In May 2014, Denesh Ramdin was named captain of the Test side and took over from Darren Sammy who remained the T20 captain.

Denesh Ramdin was appointed, in May 2014, as captain of Caribbean Premier League outfit Guyana Amazon Warriors.