Chanderpaul dismisses Butts’ fitness claims

Discarded West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has defended his level of fit ness, which Chairman of Selectors Clyde Butts alluded to as one of the reasons for his sacking from the T20 team and ODI squad for the first two matches against Pakistan later this month.

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Chanderpaul: I haven’t retired from any form of cricket’

By Avenash Ramzan

-an irate Chanderpaul confirms he was asked to retire from ODIs, citing poor returns over the last year

At a time when West Indies cricket is going through inexorable turmoil, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a former number one ranked Test batsman, who has given close to two decades of unstincting service to the region’s premier sport, has been asked to retire from One- Day Internationals, citing poor form over the last 12 months.

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Chanderpaul hopes resilience will rub off on Windies

NEW DELHI: The industrious Shivnarine Chanderpaul is still fighting the odds. This reliable batting engine has been here before, in fact as far back as the last World Cup in the subcontinent. Yet for all his era-straddling endurance, he remains as unassuming as ever.

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No anti-glare patches for Shiv at the World Cup

The West Indies’ left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul will not be allowed to display branded anti-glare patches beneath his eyes during the ICC cricket World Cup 2011 to be played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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