Mahendra_Nagamootoo

Mahendra Nagamootoo

Mahendra Nagamootoo

West Indian cricketer

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.

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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. [1]
    "Nagamootoo grabs five-wicket haul in Trinidad". Stabroek News. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. [2]
    "Analysis: Decoding the Guyana Jaguars Super50 squad". News Room Guyana. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. [3]
    "Nagamootoos, Deonarine throw support behind BCB". Stabroek News. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. [4]
    "Hetmyer commits to sponsoring three competitions in Berbice". News Room Guyana. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. [5]
    "Kanhai declared greatest Berbice senior cricketer". Stabroek News. 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  6. [6]
    "Mahendra Nagamootoo joins AFC". Stabroek News. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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