Of Tamil Indo-Guyanese origin, Nagamootoo was born in the village of Whim, in Guyana's East Berbice-Corentyne region.
His older brother, Mahendra Nagamootoo, and two uncles, Alvin Kallicharran and Rohan Kanhai, all played international cricket for the West Indies.
[3] Nagamootoo was Guyana's first-choice wicket-keeper for almost a decade, playing his last matches during the 2004–05 season.
[1] He scored only one century for Guyana during his career, an innings of 115 not out against West Indies B during the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup.
[5] He and Reon Griffith put on an unbeaten 198-run partnership for the ninth wicket, which set a new Guyanese record.