3 Forgotten Indian Cricketers from the 90s

#2 Sadagopan Ramesh

Sadagopan Ramesh

Sadagopan Ramesh is another Indian cricketer from the 90s who was left unnoticed after a promising start to his career in International cricket. Ramesh made his debut for Team India in that infamous Test Match against Pakistan at his home town Chennai in 1999. He scoredquickfireire 43 in his very first innings and there was no looking back.

His scores of 60 and 96 in the second test at Delhi against Pakistan not only ensured Team India a win but also ensured a spot for him as an opener in the Indian Test Squad. A string of good performances earned him a spot in the limited overs format. An orthodox stroke player by nature, Ramesh is known for his cover drives and his ability to play spin very well.

Ramesh was part of the 1999 World Cup that took place in England and in the 5 games he was part of he could amass only 144 runs. His stint in ODI career didn’t last long as a string of failures despite the odd brilliance couldn’t make him a permanent opener for the one day side.

However, his test career prolonged for a brief bit into the early 2000’s. Ramesh was part of the infamous test series between India and Australia in 2001, where India won the 3 match Test series 2-1.

His last test series was against Sri Lanka in a 3 match Test Series against the hosts in 2001. Despite averaging in mid 30’s in that series, the selectors decided to overlook and with the emergence of Virender Sehwag, Ramesh’s career subsided and never made a comeback into the national team.