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PLAYER CAREER

Ramakant Desai

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenIndia1959–1968
Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
FormatMatchesBat innsBalls recordedBoundaries recordedFirst scorecardLatest scorecard
Test28442291959-02-061968-02-15
28Internationals
418Career runs
0Centuries
74Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
28
Innings
44
Runs
418
Average
13.48
Strike rate
—
Highest score
85
Not outs
13
100s
0
50s
1
Ducks
8
4s
—
6s
1
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
28
Innings
45
Balls
5,597
Maidens
178
Runs conceded
2,761
Wickets
74
Average
37.31
Economy
2.95
Strike rate
75.63
Best innings
6/56
Best match
8/190
4 wickets
8
5 wickets
2
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
28
Innings
45
Catches
9
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
9
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
9
Dismissals / inns
0.200
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

28 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1968-02-15India v New ZealandTestIndia won by 5 wickets
1967-12-30Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by inns & 4 runs
1965-03-19India v New ZealandTestIndia won by 7 wickets
1965-03-12India v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1965-03-05India v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1964-02-08England v IndiaTestMatch drawn
1964-01-29England v IndiaTestMatch drawn
1962-03-23India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 30 runs
1962-03-07India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 18 runs
1962-02-16India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1962-01-10England v IndiaTestIndia won by 128 runs
1961-12-30England v IndiaTestIndia won by 187 runs

India

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right
  1. 195945 runs
  2. 1960147 runs
  3. 196169 runs
  4. 196264 runs
  5. 196427 runs
  6. 19657 runs
  7. 196727 runs
  8. 196832 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 195917 wickets
  2. 196017 wickets
  3. 196116 wickets
  4. 19625 wickets
  5. 19644 wickets
  6. 196513 wickets
  7. 19670 wickets
  8. 19682 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1968113232N/A—00—0—2238.002.7184.00
196712271427.0034.6100407810N/A3.93N/A
196533772.33—0010—61323.462.8748.92
196423271427.00—0030—3424.252.6355.25
19624864209.14—00—0—6546.403.3682.80
196156692913.80—00—1—91632.312.7670.06
1960571478529.40—01—0—91733.942.6576.58
19597144585.00—00—0—91752.583.2796.41
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v West Indies · Delhi

  2. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v England · Lord's

  3. Highest recorded innings · 85 runs

    Test v Pakistan · Brabourne

  4. Best recorded bowling · 6/56

    Test v New Zealand · Brabourne

  5. Latest available scorecard

    Test v New Zealand · Dunedin