Mahendra Nagamootoo

Mahendra Nagamootoo

Personal information
Full name	Mahendra Veeren Nagamootoo
Born	(1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 49) Whim, Berbice, Guyana
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Relations	Rohan Kanhai (uncle) Alvin Kallicharran (uncle) Vishal Nagamootoo (brother)
International information
National side	West Indies (2000–2002)
Test debut	31 August 2000 v England
Last Test	9 October 2002 v India
ODI debut	16 July 2000 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	3 December 2002 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994–2009	Guyana
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 5 24 102 107 Runs scored 185 162 2,587 719 Batting average 26.42 13.50 19.02 17.53 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 1/7 0/1 Top score 68 33 100 63 Balls bowled 1,494 1,189 24,801 5,382 Wickets 12 18 370 142 Bowling average 53.08 55.44 29.22 25.11 5 wickets in innings 0 0 13 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0 Best bowling 3/119 4/32 7/76 5/23 Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/– 79/– 36/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 24 October 2010

Mahendra Veeren Nagamootoo (மகேந்திர வீரன் நாகமுத்து) (born October 9, 1975) is a former cricketer for Guyana and the West Indies[1] and of Tamil Indo-Guyanese ethnicity.

In 2005, Nagamootoo took the most wickets (12) for Guyana, winning a regional 50-over title against Barbados at Bourda.[2]

He and his brother have sponsored cricket tournaments in their hometown of Whim, Guyana.[3][4] In 2019, he was inducted into the Berbice Cricket Board's hall of fame.[5]

Family

Nagamootoo is the nephew of both Rohan Kanhai and Alvin Kallicharan; two of the best ever West Indian batsmen of Indian descent. Nagamootoo has a brother Vishal, who plays cricket for Guyana.

He is the nephew of Moses Nagamootoo, a politician for the Alliance for Change party.[6]

References

1. "Nagamootoo grabs five-wicket haul in Trinidad". Stabroek News. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. "Analysis: Decoding the Guyana Jaguars Super50 squad". News Room Guyana. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
3. "Nagamootoos, Deonarine throw support behind BCB". Stabroek News. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
4. "Hetmyer commits to sponsoring three competitions in Berbice". News Room Guyana. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
5. "Kanhai declared greatest Berbice senior cricketer". Stabroek News. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
6. "Mahendra Nagamootoo joins AFC". Stabroek News. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2021.