Vishal Nagamootoo

{{short description|Guyanese cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vishal Nagamootoo

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1978|1|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Whim, Guyana

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper

| family = Mahendra Nagamootoo (brother)
Alvin Kallicharran (uncle)
Rohan Kanhai (uncle)

| club1 = Guyana

| year1 = 1996–2005

| date = 19 November

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10331/10331.html CricketArchive

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Vishal Nagamootoo (விஷால் நாகமுத்து) (born 7 January 1977) is a Tamil-Guyanese former cricketer who represented the Guyanese national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a wicket-keeper.

Of Tamil Indo-Guyanese origin, Nagamootoo was born in the village of Whim, in Guyana's East Berbice-Corentyne region. His older brother, Mahendra Nagamootoo, and two uncles, Alvin Kallicharran and Rohan Kanhai, all played international cricket for the West Indies.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52638.html West Indies / Players / Vishal Nagamootoo], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Nagamootoo made his first-class debut for Guyana in February 1996, against Barbados.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/10/10331/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Vishal Nagamootoo], CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Earlier in the season, he had toured Pakistan with the West Indies under-19 team, and he made further appearances for the team when the Pakistan under-19s returned the tour in October 1996.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/10/10331/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Vishal Nagamootoo], CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

Nagamootoo was Guyana's first-choice wicket-keeper for almost a decade, playing his last matches during the 2004–05 season. However, he did miss part of the 2001–02 season when he was recovering from a car accident.[http://guyana-cricket.com/player/vishal-nagamootoo Vishal Nagamootoo], Guyana Cricket. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Nagamootoo had little success as a batsman, averaging 17.89 from 61 first-class matches and 21.00 from 31 List A matches. He scored only one century for Guyana during his career, an innings of 115 not out against West Indies B during the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/76/76543.html West Indies B v Guyana], Carib Beer Cup 2002/03], CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016. He and Reon Griffith put on an unbeaten 198-run partnership for the ninth wicket, which set a new Guyanese record.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/WestIndies/Firstclass/Guyana/Partnership_Records/Highest_Partnership_Each_Wicket_For.html Highest partnership for each wicket for Guyana], CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016.