in an article in the "daily telegraph" marking his retirement, entitled "mark ramprakash: a champion of elegance in helmet and pads", jim white wrote "...with him will pass into history one of the most beautiful and stylish sights ever seen on a sporting field: ramprakash taking a long pace forward out of the crease and driving a cricket ball boundary-wards... when he addressed the ball, with everything aligned, everything in the right place, he produced an image which can only be described as exquisite."