West Indies middle-order batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, has been giving local bowlers nightmares, plundering two half-centuries and a hundred in three matches over the past week.
Playing for hosts Gandhi Youth Organisation against Transport Sports Club on Saturday, the left-handed Chanderpaul and his son, Tagenarinel, bludgeoned the opposition attack, as GYO piled up 312-2 from the allotted 40 overs.
He has traveled all over the world in pursuit of cricketing accolades and in the process has given yeoman service to his country and the entire Caribbean region. In recognition of such a momentous contribution, top officials of the CGX Resources Inc presented Guyanese and West Indies cricket icon, middle order batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul with a portrait of himself in commemoration of the cricketer’s sterling contribution to Guyana and the Caricom region.
The ICC today announced its Test Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by West Indian batting legend Clive Lloyd.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen, the West Indies’ number-one ranked Shivnarine Chnaderpaul has extended his advantage over second-placed AB de Villiers to 57 ratings points.
By Tom Fordyce
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n the first day of the brand new Test summer at Lord’s, it was as if nothing had ever changed.
Men wore striped blazers and duck-egg blue trousers, England’s bowling attack ran through a struggling opposition line-up and Shivnarine Chanderpaul pushed and poked his way to within earshot of a century while those around him could only flash and dash.