Date of Birth : 23rd June 1980
Batting Style : Right-Handed
Bowling Style : Right Arm Leg Break
Role : Batsman
Test Debut (cap 234) : 18th May 2000 v Pakistan
ODI Debut (cap 101) : 20th July 2000 v England
Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born 23 June 1980, in Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a member of the West Indies cricket team.
Sarwan grew up in the small village outside the capital city of Guyana, Georgetown where he played for Georgetown Cricket Club.
Ramnaresh Sarwan has been a member of the West Indies cricket team since his Test debut against Pakistan at Barbados in May 2000 – a match in which he was unbeaten in both innings including a first innings score of 84 not out. Ramnaresh Sarwan missed scoring his maiden Test century against South Africa in March 2001 when he was run out for 91. Ramnaresh Sarwan score of 78 in the second Test against India at Chennai in October 2002 was his fourth innings of 75+ that was not converted into a century. Ramnaresh Sarwan maiden Test century came in his next Test series against Bangladesh at Dhaka. Ramnaresh Sarwan next Test century came against Australia at St. John's in May 2003. Ramnaresh Sarwan best innings (291) came against England in February/March 2009. Sarwan is also a part-time leg-break bowler with best bowling figures of 4 for 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 second Test against Pakistan in November 2006. It was the first time in his six 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 it was announced that Sarwan was to succeed the retiring Brian Lara as captain of the West Indies following the West Indies' exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
During the second Test in the West Indies tour of England in May 2007, Sarwan injured his shoulder when he collided with the boundary fence while attempting to cut off a boundary. The injury was serious enough to rule him out of the remainder of the tour and for a further ten months. Sarwan returned to the West Indies side in 2008 for the home series against Sri Lanka, as vice-captain to the current captain, Chris Gayle. Throughout the series Sarwan showed excellent form with the bat, looking very fluent and scoring over 50 in four consecutive innings, including a match-winning century, at an average of 77.75.
In the 2008 Test series against Australia, Sarwan continued his fine batting form by following up with a half century and a matching saving 128 in the 2nd Test in North Sound, Antigua. At the age 28 years, 228 days he became the youngest West Indian to reach the 5000 runs milestone when he scored a century against England in Jamaica. In the 2009 home series against England, in scoring his 13th Test match century Sarwan equalled the record for the most centuries in the fourth innings – a record he shares with Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting, In the first innings of the fourth test he recorded his personal best of 291 which equalled the highest score for the West Indies of the great Sir Vivian Richards.
Sarwan did however lose his central contract due to poor fitness and indifferent form. West Indies coach Otis Gibson stated that leaving Sarwan was a tough decision but he will make many contributions to the West Indies in the future and that he needs time to regain his form. Therefore he wasn't selected for the tour of Sri Lanka along with regular wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin
An innings-by-innings breakdown of Sarwan's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).
Test Centuries
The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Ramnaresh Sarwan.
The column title Match refers to the Match Number of his career.
Test Centuries of Ramnaresh Sarwan
1 119 28 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium 2002 Won
2 105 32 Australia St. John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 2003 Won
3 114 38 South Africa Durban, South Africa Kingsmead 2003 Lost
4 119 40 South Africa Centurion, South Africa SuperSport Park 2004 Lost
5 261* 46 Bangladesh Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2004 Won
6 139 48 England Birmingham, England Edgbaston 2004 Lost
7 107* 51 South Africa Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen's Park Oval 2005 Lost
8 127 53 South Africa St. John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 2005 Drawn
9 116 62 India Basseterre, St Kitts Warner Park 2006 Drawn
10 102 69 Sri Lanka Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen's Park Oval 2008 Won
11 128 71 Australia North Sound, Antigua Sir Vivian Richards Stadium 2008 Drawn
12 107 75 England Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2009 Won
13 106 77 England St. John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 2009 Drawn
15 100 81 England Chester-le-Street, England Riverside Ground 2009 Lost
One Day International Centuries
One Day International Centuries of Ramnaresh Sarwan
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 102* 28 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium 2002 Won
2 104* 59 England Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 2004 Lost
3 115* 100 India Basseterre, St Kitts Warner Park 2006 Won
4 100* 153 Ireland Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2010 Won
5 123 125 Kenya Colombo, Sri Lanka Premadasa Stadium 2011 Won
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