Ramnaresh Sarwan: West Indian batting pillar
West Indian right-hand batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is one of the most explosive players to enter the crease. His tremendous abilities and superb technique has earned him the respect and adoration of the top players in the game. Sarwan is the pillar of the West Indian batting line-up, as most of the innings revolve around his amazing performance. His contribution is crucial, as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 look to him during the ICC World Cup 2011.
Sarwan started his early cricket during his school days which lead his way to the first class cricket appearing for Georgetown Cricket Club, Guyana in 1995. His performance at the domestic level for nearly four seasons composed and developed him into a top class batsman.
Sarwan was inducted in the West Indian team in 2000 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the first Test played at Dhaka, as the West Indians won by an innings and 310 runs. The Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel will not forget 23rd June, 2006 as Sarwan blasted him for six consecutive fours in the third Test played in St. Kitts.
Sarwan has played 83 matches and scored 5759 runs at an average of 41.73 runs, with a highest of 291 runs with 15 hundreds and 31 fifties. He was the youngest batsman in the history of the Windies who piled up 5000 runs in Test cricket at the age of 28. Sarwan has proved his worth in the field by taking 50 catches and also claimed 23 wickets with the best of 4 for 37 in an innings and 7 for 96 in a match. His magnificent Test career is played a crucial role for the team in the longer format of the game.
He was appointed vice-captain in 2003 and later in 2007 Sarwan was given the honour to lead the side. Sarwan suffered a foot injury against Pakistan in a One Day International match which kept him out of game for a while. He got another blow on his shoulder while fielding in a match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 in 2007 and was unable to return to the field for ten months.
Sarwan made his debut in One Day International matches against England in 2000 at Trent Bridge. That was a thrilling encounter which was taken away by the West Indians with the margin of just 3 runs, as he shared 20 runs in the total of 195 runs. He has played 159 ODI matches and scored 5245 runs at a flourishing average of 44.07 runs, best of an unbeaten 115 runs with 4 centuries and 35 fifties. Sarwan also had 16 victims with the ball at an average of 36.62 with the best of 3/31 runs. His tremendous ODI career has helped tackle some of the best cricket teams in the world.
The West Indian batsman started his T20 cricket in 2007 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at Johannesburg and could only score a mere 12 runs. He has played 18 games and scored 298 runs at an average of 22.92 runs, with a highest of 59 runs with 2 fifties.
The brilliant West Indian batsman will play a vital role for the team, if they are to be competitive in the tournament this year. The West Indian team will require few brilliant and commanding innings from Sarwan, as he is capable of producing some wonderful runs and leading the team to take the ultimate victory at the World Cup.
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