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	By 2022, Kalimuthu was playing in the [[Singapore Cricket Association]] Premier League for Millennium United Cricket Club, and also the migrant workers' Tamil Thalaivas side.<ref name="TamilMurasu2022" /> He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Westlite Integration Cup in 2022.<ref name="Tabla2026" /> He has also played for Golden Cricket Club.<ref name="SCA">{{cite web \|url=https://scores.cricketsingapore.com/SingaporeCricketAssoc/viewPlayer.do?clubId=7683&playerId=693818 \|title=Kalimuthu Ramesh}}</ref>		By 2022, Kalimuthu was playing in the [[Singapore Cricket Association]] Premier League for Millennium United Cricket Club, and also the migrant workers' Tamil Thalaivas side.<ref name="TamilMurasu2022" /> He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Westlite Integration Cup in 2022.<ref name="Tabla2026" /> He has also played for Golden Cricket Club.<ref name="SCA">{{cite web \|url=https://scores.cricketsingapore.com/SingaporeCricketAssoc/viewPlayer.do?clubId=7683&playerId=693818 \|title=Kalimuthu Ramesh}}</ref>

	In 2023, Kalimuthu qualified to represent Singapore under ICC residency rules and made his [[Twenty20 International\|T20I]] debut against [[Nepal national cricket team\|Nepal]] at Kirtipur on 30 October.<ref name="Matches">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ramesh-kalimuthu-1369438/matches \|title=Ramesh Kalimuthu: Debut and last played matches \|publisher=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref~~><ref name="TamilMurasu2022" /~~> During a 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A match, he took 5 wickets for 21 runs against [[Kuwait national cricket team\|Kuwait]] at Bangi and was named player of the match.<ref name="ICCReport">{{cite web \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/singapore-stuns-kuwait-to-stay-alive-maldives-end-on-a-high \|title=Singapore stuns Kuwait to stay alive; Maldives end on a high\|date=6 September 2024 }}</ref><ref name="KuwaitScorecard">{{cite web \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/matches/248772/singapore-vs-kuwait \|title=Singapore vs Kuwait, Match 17, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A, 2024 }}</ref>		In 2023, Kalimuthu qualified to represent Singapore under ICC residency rules and made his [[Twenty20 International\|T20I]] debut against [[Nepal national cricket team\|Nepal]] at Kirtipur on 30 October.<ref name="TamilMurasu2022" /><ref name="Matches">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ramesh-kalimuthu-1369438/matches \|title=Ramesh Kalimuthu: Debut and last played matches \|publisher=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref> During a 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A match, he took 5 wickets for 21 runs against [[Kuwait national cricket team\|Kuwait]] at Bangi and was named player of the match.<ref name="ICCReport">{{cite web \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/singapore-stuns-kuwait-to-stay-alive-maldives-end-on-a-high \|title=Singapore stuns Kuwait to stay alive; Maldives end on a high\|date=6 September 2024 }}</ref><ref name="KuwaitScorecard">{{cite web \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/matches/248772/singapore-vs-kuwait \|title=Singapore vs Kuwait, Match 17, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A, 2024 }}</ref>

	In July 2026, Kalimuthu was selected by the Trichy Grand Cholas for the 10th edition of the [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]].<ref name="Tabla2026" /><ref name="TamilMurasu2026">{{cite news \|url=https://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/sports/migrant-worker-tnpl-singapore-rameshs-meteoric-rise \|title=சிங்கப்பூர் ரமேஷ்: புலம்பெயர் ஊழியரிலிருந்து டிஎன்பிஎல் வரை \|work=Tamil Murasu \|date=10 July 2026 \|language=ta }}</ref>		In July 2026, Kalimuthu was selected by the Trichy Grand Cholas for the 10th edition of the [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]].<ref name="Tabla2026" /><ref name="TamilMurasu2026">{{cite news \|url=https://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/sports/migrant-worker-tnpl-singapore-rameshs-meteoric-rise \|title=சிங்கப்பூர் ரமேஷ்: புலம்பெயர் ஊழியரிலிருந்து டிஎன்பிஎல் வரை \|work=Tamil Murasu \|date=10 July 2026 \|language=ta }}</ref>

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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ramesh Kalimuthu
| country = Singapore
| full_name = Ramesh Kalimuthu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Keelkudi, [[Ramanathapuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2023–2025
| T20Idebutdate = 30 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2023
| T20Idebutagainst = Nepal
| T20Icap =
| lastT20Idate = 28 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Bahrain
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches1 = 15
| runs1 = 27
| bat avg1 = 13.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 16*
| deliveries1 = 313
| wickets1 = 25
| bowl avg1 = 17.24
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/21
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 4
| runs2 = 13
| bat avg2 = 6.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 13*
| deliveries2 = 90
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 66.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/24
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ramesh-kalimuthu-1369438 ESPNcricinfo
| date = 20 July
| year = 2026
}}

'''Ramesh Kalimuthu''' (born 16 May 1987) is an Indian-born [[cricket]]er. A right-handed batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he has represented the [[Singapore national cricket team]] in [[Twenty20 International]] and [[List A cricket|List A]].

== Early life and career ==
Kalimuthu was born in Keelkudi in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Tabla2026">{{cite news |url=https://www.tabla.com.sg/lifestyle/sports-fitness/migrant-worker-tnpl-singapores-ramesh-kalimuthu-bowls-his-way-towards-impossible-dream |title=From Migrant Worker to TNPL: Singapore's Ramesh Kalimuthu Bowls His Way Towards An Impossible Dream |work=tabla! |date=10 July 2026 |first=V.K. Santosh |last=Kumar}}</ref><ref name="TamilMurasu2022">{{cite news |url=https://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/sports/kalimuthu-ramesh253a-in-pursuit-of-passion |title=கனவை நனவாக்க கடல்தாண்டி வந்த ரமேஷ் |trans-title=Ramesh who crossed the seas to realise his dream |work=[[Tamil Murasu]] |date=31 December 2022 |language=ta }}</ref> He played cricket as a teenager and later played village and district cricket in India before moving to Singapore in 2011 to work in construction.<ref name="TamilMurasu2022" />

By 2022, Kalimuthu was playing in the [[Singapore Cricket Association]] Premier League for Millennium United Cricket Club, and also the migrant workers' Tamil Thalaivas side.<ref name="TamilMurasu2022" /> He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Westlite Integration Cup in 2022.<ref name="Tabla2026" /> He has also played for Golden Cricket Club.<ref name="SCA">{{cite web |url=https://scores.cricketsingapore.com/SingaporeCricketAssoc/viewPlayer.do?clubId=7683&playerId=693818 |title=Kalimuthu Ramesh}}</ref>

In 2023, Kalimuthu qualified to represent Singapore under ICC residency rules and made his [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] debut against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] at Kirtipur on 30 October.<ref name="Matches">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ramesh-kalimuthu-1369438/matches |title=Ramesh Kalimuthu: Debut and last played matches |publisher=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref><ref name="TamilMurasu2022" /> During a 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A match, he took 5 wickets for 21 runs against [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] at Bangi and was named player of the match.<ref name="ICCReport">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/singapore-stuns-kuwait-to-stay-alive-maldives-end-on-a-high |title=Singapore stuns Kuwait to stay alive; Maldives end on a high|date=6 September 2024 }}</ref><ref name="KuwaitScorecard">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/matches/248772/singapore-vs-kuwait |title=Singapore vs Kuwait, Match 17, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A, 2024 }}</ref>

In July 2026, Kalimuthu was selected by the Trichy Grand Cholas for the 10th edition of the [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]].<ref name="Tabla2026" /><ref name="TamilMurasu2026">{{cite news |url=https://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/sports/migrant-worker-tnpl-singapore-rameshs-meteoric-rise |title=சிங்கப்பூர் ரமேஷ்: புலம்பெயர் ஊழியரிலிருந்து டிஎன்பிஎல் வரை |work=Tamil Murasu |date=10 July 2026 |language=ta }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalimuthu, Ramesh}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Singapore Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:People from Ramanathapuram district]]

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