WATCH: Ramdin aiming to boost Windies ODI stats

Barnaby Read 19:53 26/09/2016
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  • Ramdin will be hoping to have a big impact in the UAE.

    Ramdin, who made his ODI debut 11 years ago, is the country’s highest-scoring wicket-keeper and has claimed the most West Indies ODI dismissals.

    He has been his country’s constant in the team since 2005 and is focused on bettering his already impressive stats.

    “Most definitely I would like to improve those numbers,” the 31-year-old said at Dubai’s ICC Academy ahead of West Indies’ ODI series against Pakistan. “I think I have done well in the first part of my career so, with my experience now, that will take me through to the next four to five years of my career so that I can finish off with some good numbers.”

    Ramdin has featured in no less than 136 of the West Indies’ 222 ODIs in the days following his first outing as a 20-year-old against India.

    And now more than ever he is under pressure from the likes of Andre Fletcher and Nicholas Pooran who are vying for the gloves in Twenty20 cricket.

    But in Ramdin, they have the perfect mentor, a role the 31-year-old is more than happy to take on.

    “Some young guys they want to learn as much as possible and they want to go there and do well for themselves and for the team,” the Trinidad and Tobago-born star said when asked about offering advice to the more inexperienced members of the West Indies squad.

    “And that bodes well for the future of West Indies cricket.”

    Ramdin was shelved for the Test series against India earlier in the summer before being recalled to take on Pakistan in the UAE.

    His axing came off the back of the ODI tri-series with Australia and South Africa in which the West Indies reached the final on home soil.

    Despite ending the series with 197 runs at 28.14, and a highest of 91 against Australia, Ramdin was not spared.

    But here in Dubai he cut a focused figure, hoping that he and his side can carry on the form that they showed in June.

    “Australia and South Africa are tough opposition and we played well against them in the Caribbean,” he said.

    “We got into the finals, just didn’t get over the line. But, having said that, Pakistan are a good team and we need to play similar cricket like we did in the Caribbean.

    “[Pakistan have a] good batting line-up, good bowlers, we need to keep our A game up and give them a fight.

    “They are going to come with a lot of spin so in the middle overs it is going to be very important for us to get through that. They have some good seam bowlers upfront too. So, all round, we need to play really well to beat them here in the UAE.”

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