England must find a way to dismiss the Guyanese star batsman on his home turf, but it will certainly not be an easy task
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Chanderpaul cops top sports awards for 2008
January 31, 2009
As predicted world number one, Guyana and West Indies star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Guyana’s best middle distance athlete Alika Morgan were named Sportsman and Sportswoman, respectively, for 2008 when the National Sports Commission (NSC) panel sat down at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to come up with the most outstanding sportspersons for the past year.
Shiv’s Resignation – A Sacrifice for Hope
April 17, 2006
By Sham Samaroo
>The ill-fated captaincy of Shivnarine Chanderpaul came to an end last week with his resignation. Given his quiet and introverted nature, captaincy does not come easy to Chanderpaul, but the circumstances surrounding his appointment certainly did not help matters. In a time of unbridled selfishness in West Indies cricket, Chanderpaul’s decision was a sincere and altruistic step by a player who recognized that his greatest asset to the team – his batting – was suffering because of the burden of the captaincy, aptly described as a poisoned chalice. His detractors will argue that he chose to jump rather than be pushed. More to the truth, perhaps, is the recognition that, under the circumstances, it was a decision that was in his best interest and that of West Indies cricket.
Chanderpaul the backbone of his team
April 12 2003
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has risen above the imposters of West Indian cricket to prove himself the backbone of their team, writes Peter Roebuck.
President Jagdeo applauds Chanderpaul
– Witnesses historic double century
Georgetown, GINA, April 1, 2005
President Bharrat Jagdeo was at the record-breaking test match between West Indies and South Africa, when Guyana’s Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his double century today.