He was among the first of the two neutral umpires, in modern cricket, when he officiated in a Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies in Lahore in 1986.
Ramaswamy became the first neutral umpires from India when they stood in a Test match featuring Pakistan and West Indies in Lahore.
[6] Reporter was the only Indian umpire to officiate in the 1992 Cricket World Cup that was held in Australia and New Zealand.
The method by which Reporter signalled a boundary had been called "Milkshake" by cricket commentator Henry Blofeld.
[3][9] In 1993, Reporter was allegedly paid to give his assessment of the pitch prior to a test in Calcutta to bookie Mukesh Gupta.