Suresh Sakadivan is a Malaysian cricket

Cricket

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er. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

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, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1999.

Biography

Born in Malaysia in 1981, Suresh Sakadivan first played for Malaysia in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy

Stan Nagaiah Trophy

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 series against Singapore in March 1999. He played the series again in 2001, and played in the ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy

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 in Singapore

Singapore

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 in July 2002. He played in the annual Saudara Cup

Saudara Cup

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 match against Singapore for the first time the following month.

In 2003, he played for Malaysia against the ECB National Academy

ECB National Academy

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, also playing in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup against Singapore. The following year, he played for a Malaysia Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A and the Stan Nagaiah Trophy.

In April 2004, he made his first-class

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 debut against Nepal in the ICC Intercontinental Cup

ICC Intercontinental Cup

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. Following this match, it would be more than three years before his next international, returning to play in the ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup

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 in Kuwait

Kuwait

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in late 2007.