PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has hailed the performance of West Indies Test team captain Denesh Ramdin who hit a record-equalling 169 in the third and final One Day International match against Bangladesh on Monday in Warner Park, St Kitts.

Ramdin, the TT captain and wicketkeeper, slammed eight fours and 11 sixes in a 121-ball innings that draw him level with batting legend and compatriot Brian Lara for the highest ODI score by a West Indies batsman playing at home.
Batting first, the West Indies clattered 338 for seven wickets with Darren Bravo also scoring a century 124 (7×4, 8×6) in the allotted 50 overs. When Bangladesh replied, only captain Mushfiqur Rahim (72) and Tammin Iqbal (55) made any sizeable contributions as Ravi Rampaul grabbed four wickets for 29 runs to restrict the visitors to 247-8.
“The TT Cricket Board extends our congratulations and best wishes to Denesh Ramdin for yet another outstanding batting display which enabled the West Indies to sweep the One Day International series 3-0 against the touring Bangladeshis,” said TTCB president Azim Bassarath.
“It is a tribute to the hard work and commitment of Denesh that he has been able to produce this season the kind of form and to show the unique talent and promise we at the TTCB had recognised many years ago,” said Bassarath.
Ramdin is a product of the successful TTCB programmes and age group competitions which have also produced top class cricketers of the calibre of Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, the regional ODI captain, Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo.
Last season, Ramdin was elevated to the position of national captain which represented the latest chapter in the history of the young cricketer who has been groomed for leadership by the TTCB since his teenaged years.

(T&T Newsday article).