Sadagoppan Ramesh

Sadagoppan Ramesh (சடகோபன் ரமேஷ்)pronunciation (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.

Sadagoppan Ramesh
Personal information
Full name
Sadagoppan Ramesh
Born (1975-10-13) 13 October 1975
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 219)28 January 1999 v Pakistan
Last Test2 September 2001 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 122)30 March 1999 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI3 October 1999 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/96–2005/06Tamil Nadu
2007/08Assam
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 19 24
Runs scored 1367 646
Batting average 37.97 28.08
100s/50s 2/8 0/6
Top score 143 82
Balls bowled 5 36
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average 38.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/23
Catches/stumpings 18/– 3/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 February 2006

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

  1. "Sadagopan Ramesh, Former Cricketer". 30 March 2011 via The Hindu.
  2. "Rediff on the NeT: The Rediff Interview: Sadagopan Ramesh". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. "Ramesh dismissed in Sydney".
  4. "A flying start for Sadagopan Ramesh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  5. "Cricketer Sadagopan Ramesh becomes hero".
  6. "News Today - An English evening daily published from Chennai". www.newstodaynet.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
  7. "Cricketer does a star turn | Deccan Chronicle". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.
  8. Kumar, Pradeep (3 June 2019). "Sadagopan Ramesh gives Smuleans a platform". The Hindu.
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