Profile
He scored a blistering knock of 84 in his debut Test innings, he topped the averages in his first away series. Ramnaresh Sarwan’s cricketing career got off to a flying start, only for the betterment of West Indies cricket.
With a technically sound footwork and a confident stroke play, Sarwan went on to show his composure against India in 2000-01 and played some fine knocks before he quickly took over as the vice-captain to Brian Lara in 2003. Sarwan had a marvelous series against the Proteas in 2003-04, where he averaged almost 100 runs a Test. He had a consistent run of high scores against Bangladesh and low scores against England. A berth in the NatWest Series final followed by a win in the ICC Champions Trophy, were two of the strongest examples of the Guyanese player’s contribution to his team. Just like any other cricketer, Sarwan too, went through a lean patch with injuries and bad form that kept him out of action for a long time. However, the World Cup that followed was a golden opportunity and he grabbed it with both hands, scoring some wonderful performances. Captaincy followed as Brian Lara retired, but Sarwan still made limited appearances in 2007. Upon his return in 2008, he was demoted to the vice-captain’s post as Gayle became the new skipper, but that did not deter him from shining in his brilliant form.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
87 |
154 |
5842 |
8 |
40.01 |
46.79 |
15 |
31 |
291 |
| ODI |
179 |
167 |
5802 |
33 |
43.29 |
75.79 |
5 |
38 |
120* |
| T20 |
18 |
16 |
298 |
3 |
22.92 |
104.19 |
0 |
2 |
59 |
| IPL |
4 |
4 |
73 |
0 |
18.25 |
97.33 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
| CLT20 |
4 |
4 |
144 |
0 |
36 |
139.80 |
0 |
1 |
70 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
87 |
56 |
2022 |
1163 |
23 |
4/37 |
/ |
50.56 |
3.45 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| ODI |
179 |
25 |
581 |
586 |
16 |
3/31 |
/ |
36.62 |
6.05 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| T20 |
18 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
2/10 |
/ |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
53 |
0 |
7 |
| ODI |
45 |
0 |
5 |
| T20 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| IPL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
No Result |
Win percentage |
| Test |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| ODI |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
| T20 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| CLT20 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2000-2011
- ODI:
- 2000-2013
- T20:
- 2007-2010
- IPL:
- 2008-2008
- CLT20:
- 2010-2010
- Test
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs Pakistan at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados - May 18, 2000
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs India at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados - Jun 28, 2011
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Jul 20, 2000
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs Zimbabwe at National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada - Feb 26, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Sep 11, 2007
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's, Antigua - May 20, 2010
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Punjab Vs Mumbai at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh - Apr 25, 2008
- Last played:
- Punjab Vs Chennai at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras) - May 10, 2008
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Guyana Vs Bangalore at Centurion, Tshwane - Sep 12, 2010
- Last played:
- Guyana Vs South Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Sep 21, 2010
