Sadagoppan Ramesh
Sadagoppan Ramesh (சடகோபன் ரமேஷ்)ⓘ (born 13 October 1975) is a former Indian cricketer and actor who appeared in Tamil movies.[1][2] He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.[3] In September 1999, he became the first Indian cricketer to take a wicket off his first ball in ODI cricket.
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| Full name | Sadagoppan Ramesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1975 Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 219) | 28 January 1999 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 September 2001 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 122) | 30 March 1999 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 October 1999 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996/96–2005/06 | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08 | Assam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career
Despite having a batting average of over 50 in his first six tests and proving that he could easily play against top bowlers, he did not convert his starts into big scores. He was removed from the team after India's tour of Sri Lanka when he passed 30 runs in 5 out of the 6 innings but only one innings was converted to a 50, he was picked by Chennai super kings for whooping 8.7crs but he refused for acting in his debut film. Though he originally played for Tamil Nadu, he played domestic cricket for Kerala during 2005–06, 2006–07 seasons and Assam in the 2007–08 season.
Film career
Ramesh has acted in a Tamil movie, Santosh Subramaniam, released in April 2008.[4][5][6] He also played a lead actor for the first time in the movie Potta Potti.[7]
Personal life
Ramesh married Aparna in 2002. They have a daughter.
Business career
In 2019, Ramesh invested in 'Swaraas',[8] a multipurpose karaoke studio.
References
- "Sadagopan Ramesh, Former Cricketer". 30 March 2011 – via The Hindu.
- "Rediff on the NeT: The Rediff Interview: Sadagopan Ramesh". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- "Ramesh dismissed in Sydney".
- "A flying start for Sadagopan Ramesh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- "Cricketer Sadagopan Ramesh becomes hero".
- "News Today - An English evening daily published from Chennai". www.newstodaynet.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
- "Cricketer does a star turn | Deccan Chronicle". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.
- Kumar, Pradeep (3 June 2019). "Sadagopan Ramesh gives Smuleans a platform". The Hindu.
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