Ravi Rampaul

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playername = Ravi Rampaul


country = West Indies
fullname = Ravindrath Rampaul
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yearofbirth = 1984
placeofbirth = Preysal
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date = 20 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44614/44614.html CricketArchive

Ravindrath Rampaul (born October 15, 1984 in Preysal, Trinidad and Tobago) is a West Indian cricketer. He is the first quick bowler of Indian descent to represent West Indies at international level, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52912.html Cricinfo Player Profile: Ravi Rampaul] , retrieved 30 July 2006] playing 17 One Day Internationals. Capable of decent pace and accuracy from a simple, smooth bowling action, Rampaul has been identified, along with Jerome Taylor, as a potential leader of the West Indies bowling attack in the years to come.

Youth cricket

Rampaul played youth cricket for West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago, playing at the World Under-15 Challenge in England in 2000, and at the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, before breaking the record wicket tally in the regional youth tournament in West Indies after taking 45 wickets in five matches during the 2002 tournament. The following season, he took 27 wickets, as Trinidad and Tobago won their first youth title since 1987. By that time, however, he had also made his first class debut, playing three Busta Cup matches for Trinidad and Tobago during the 2001–02 season and taking six wickets. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/WI/Busta_Cup_2001-02/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Bowling.html Bowling for Trinidad and Tobago - Busta Cup 2001/02] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006]

International career

After playing six further matches during the 2002–03 season, and taking 18 wickets, with only Marlon Black taking more for Trinidad and Tobago that season, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/WI/Carib_Beer_Cup_2002-03/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Bowling.html Bowling for Trinidad and Tobago - Busta Cup 2002/03] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006] Rampaul was selected for West Indies Under-19s in the 2003–04 Red Stripe Bowl one-day tournament. Rampaul was leading wicket-taker for the U-19 team, as his eight wickets was double that of any other, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/WI/Red_Stripe_Bowl_2003-04/West_Indies_Under-19s_Bowling.html Bowling for West Indies Under-19s - Red Stripe Bowl 2003/04] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006] and after the tournament completed, Rampaul was called up to represent West Indies in their tour of Zimbabwe in October and November. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/132979.html Rampaul named in West Indies squad for Zimbabwe tour] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006]

Rampaul went wicketless in his first game, sending down 13 no-balls in 30 overs, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78250.html Zimbabwe A v West Indians in 2003/04] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006] and was not selected for either of the two Test matches. However, after taking two wickets, including opener Dion Ebrahim, in the one-day warm-up match against Zimbabwe A, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78398.html Zimbabwe A v West Indians in 2003/04] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006] Rampaul played in four of the five ODIs. He failed to take a wicket in the series, which West Indies eventually claimed 3–2 with a win in the final game, and Rampaul was the most expensive West Indian bowler among those bowling more than four overs per game, [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/WI_IN_ZIM/STATS/WI_IN_ZIM_OCT-DEC2003_ODI_AVS.html West Indies in Zimbabwe, 2003-04 One-Day Series Averages] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006]

Rampaul also went to the South African leg of the tour, and recorded his first five-wicket-haul in first class cricket, taking five of the first six wickets in a tour match against Free State. They were 86 for six after West Indies had posted 618, and Rampaul ended with figures of five for 55. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78494.html Free State v West Indians in 2003/04] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006] Rampaul played all three tour games, but once again was left out of the Test matches. After "impressing" in a one-day tour match against South Africa A, [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/WI_IN_RSA/SCORECARDS/WI_RSA-A_23JAN2004.html Tour Match: South Africa A v West Indies at Paarl, 23 Jan 2004] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006] he was left out of the team for the first ODI, but replaced Vasbert Drakes for the second match after West Indies had lost the first by 209 runs. Rampaul picked up the wicket of Jacques Kallis for 16, and contributed 24 runs, his highest ODI total to date, but was last out as West Indies lost by 16 runs. He removed Kallis again in the final ODI, when West Indies had a chance to level the 5-match series to 2–2 (with one match rained off), but Kallis had already made his best ODI score to date, scoring 135 as South Africa chased the West Indian total of 304 for two. Rampaul's ten overs cost 56 runs, but he was praised for a "marvellous late effort" [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/136461.html Another century for Kallis gives South Africa the series] by Charlie Oliver, published by Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006]

After once again playing in the Under-19 World Cup, taking nine wickets as West Indies reached the final but ultimately lost to Pakistan, Rampaul played in all five ODIs against England at home, taking four wickets but once again being the most expensive of the regular bowlers. [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/ENG_IN_WI/STATS/ENG_IN_WI_MAR-MAY2004_ODI_AVS.html England in West Indies, 2003-04 One-Day Series Averages] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006]

County Cricket

Rampaul became Ireland's overseas player for the current 2008 Friends Provident Trophy. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/ireland/7374036.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Ireland | Ireland sign West Indian Rampaul ] ] So far he has made a good start to his Ireland career, helping them win their first FP Tropy game for two years against Warwickshire County Cricket Club. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/7405774.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Porterfield leads Ireland to win ] ] The coach at Ireland is former West Indian international and Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Phil Simmons.

Injury problems

Rampaul was also selected in a 13-man squad to play the first home Test against Bangladesh, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141173.html Rampaul called up for first Test] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006] but was not selected to play, and one month later, he was struck with injury. He had played three matches during the 2004 NatWest Series, recording his best ODI figures with two wickets, Geraint Jones and Andrew Strauss, for 34 in a seven-wicket win over England, [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OD_TOURNEYS/NWS/SCORECARDS/ENG_WI_NWS_ODI3_27JUN2004.html 3rd Match: England v West Indies at Nottingham, 27 Jun 2004] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006] but due to a shin injury he took no further part in the series, and flew home before the Test matches. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/138140.html Rampaul flies home from tour] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006]

Rampaul returned to cricket when he turned up in Trinidad league cricket in February 2005, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/144254.html Rampaul returns after injury] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006] and represented Trinidad and Tobago again during the 2005–06 KFC Cup in October, where he played four matches and was Trinidad and Tobago's leading wicket-taker along with Samuel Badree. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/WI/KFC_Cup_2005-06/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Bowling.html Bowling for Trinidad and Tobago - KFC Cup 2005/06] , from CricketArchive, retrieved 30 July 2006] However, Rampaul sustained a leg injury, [ [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20051015t210000-0500_90476_obs_dillon_slams_ton_in_t_t_practice_match.asp Dillon slams ton in T&T practice match] , from the Jamaica Observer, retrieved 30 July 2006] and did not play any games during the first class Carib Beer Series, which his team won.

In July 2006, Rampaul was awarded a cricket scholarship by the Australian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, and will attend coaching sessions in Australia. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/253231.html Rampaul heads to Australia for guidance] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006]

Trivia

* In Brian Lara International Cricket 2005, Rampaul is accidentally classed as a leg spin bowler.

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