13 Facts About Raman Lamba

Raman Lamba was a popular player in Bangladesh's Dhaka Premier League and represented Ireland in unofficial One Day International matches.

Raman Lamba died after slipping into a coma, due to an internal haemorrhage, three days after being hit on the temporal bone by a cricket ball while fielding in Bangladesh's league cricket.

Raman Lamba was a right-handed batsman who was noted for his fitness.

Raman Lamba left Gaekwad in the shade with 320 in 720 minutes which was scored off 471 balls including six 6s and thirty 4s.

Raman Lamba's 312 came off 392 balls with two 6s and twenty five 4s and took 567 minutes.

Raman Lamba appeared for India as a one-day player in the 1986 Australasia Cup final, when he took a good catch under pressure to dismiss Abdul Qadir off Kapil Dev, where he played as substitute fielder.

Raman Lamba had a great opening in One day cricket as he scored 64 in his first match and 102 in his sixth match as he won the man of the series against Australia for scoring 278 runs at an average of 55.60 per innings with a century and 2 fifties.

Raman Lamba's scoring pattern in 6 innings were 64,1,20*, 74,17 and 102.

In 1987 Raman Lamba met his future wife, Irishwoman Kim Michelle Crothers and they were engaged for 3 years before getting married on 7, September 1990.

Raman Lamba started playing as an overseas professional cricketer in Ireland with Ulster from 1990.

Raman Lamba died on 23 February 1998 in the Post Graduate Hospital in Dhaka in Bangladesh after he was hit on the temple by a cricket ball hit by Mehrab Hossain off left-arm spinner Saifullah Khan while fielding at forward short leg.

Raman Lamba was known by his teammates not to use a helmet while fielding close in.

Raman Lamba was playing for Dhaka's leading club, Abahani Krira Chakra, in the final of the Premier Division cricket match versus Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Dhaka Bangabandhu Stadium on 20 February 1998.