| Mahendra Nagamootoo | |
| Country: | West Indies |
| Fullname: | Mahendra Veeren Nagamootoo |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Whim, Berbice, Guyana |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Family: | Rohan Kanhai (uncle) Alvin Kallicharran (uncle) Vishal Nagamootoo (brother) |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2000–2002 |
| Testdebutdate: | 31 August |
| Testdebutyear: | 2000 |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Lasttestdate: | 9 October |
| Lasttestyear: | 2002 |
| Lasttestagainst: | India |
| Odidebutdate: | 16 July |
| Odidebutyear: | 2000 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| Lastodidate: | 3 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 2002 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Club1: | Guyana |
| Year1: | 1994–2009 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 185 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 68 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,494 |
| Wickets1: | 12 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 53.08 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/119 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | ODIs |
| Matches2: | 24 |
| Runs2: | 162 |
| Bat Avg2: | 13.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 33 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,189 |
| Wickets2: | 18 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 55.44 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 102 |
| Runs3: | 2,587 |
| Bat Avg3: | 19.02 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/7 |
| Top Score3: | 100 |
| Deliveries3: | 24,801 |
| Wickets3: | 370 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 29.22 |
| Fivefor3: | 13 |
| Tenfor3: | 2 |
| Best Bowling3: | 7/76 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 79/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 107 |
| Runs4: | 719 |
| Bat Avg4: | 17.53 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/1 |
| Top Score4: | 63 |
| Deliveries4: | 5,382 |
| Wickets4: | 142 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 25.11 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 36/– |
| Date: | 24 October |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7592/7592.html Cricket Archive |
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]
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]