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Shiv Chanderpaul

Full name: Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Born: 16th August 1974, Unity Village, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Leg-break

Teams: West Indies (Test: 1993/94-2007/08); West Indies (ODI: 1994/95-2007/08); West Indies (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); Guyana (Main FC: 1991/92-2007/08); Durham (Main FC: 2007); Guyana (Main ListA: 1991/92-2006/07); Durham (Main ListA: 2007); Guyana (Main Twenty20: 2007/08); All teams

Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2008

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Articles: Chanderpaul steady as ever defies South African attack

India can get back to fourth in LG ICC ODI Championship

Monty Panesar is the highest rated England spinner for 30 years

Panesar spins England to win over Windies

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Pictures: Shivnarine Chanderpaul hits ton & helps West Indies to level the series

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is bowled by Panesar

Shivnarine Chanderpaul hits a boundary

Chanderpaul plays a stroke

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The anchor of the West Indian batting for well over a decade, Shivnarine Chanderpaul is one of the most difficult batsmen to dismiss in international cricket. His unusually open and rather crouched stance is the first thing that attracts attention but from this flows all the strokes in the book – and then some when it comes to ODIs. As only to be expected, he can be adhesively defensive and he has frequently carried the side’s batting on his shoulders. It speaks volumes to his consistency and firm batting approach that he has been able to maintain an average in the mid forties despite playing over 100 Tests spread over some 13 years. A careful driver, Chanderpaul cuts and deflects the ball like a champion and a short arm pull has been his favourite and most productive stroke. The big scores were slow in coming – he had 13 fifties before hitting his first Test hundred – but subsequently the centuries have come at a pretty good rate and there has been an unbeaten double century too against South Africa. And of late there has been a discernible change in his approach in ODIs and opening the batting with Chris Gayle he has frequently matched his more aggressive partner in playing audacious and innovative strokes – factors that has pushed his strike rate past the 70 mark. In between he has led West Indies – not with much success during their lowest ebb in the early years of the new millennium – before resigning citing a need to focus on his batting which continues to be of immense value to his side in both forms of the game.

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	109	187	27	7559	203*	47.24	17	46	43.22	45

Test Career Bowling (1993/94-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
West Indies	1680	50	845	8	1-2	105.62	0	0	210.00	3.01

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	217	354	60	15510	303*	52.75	43	78	131

First-Class Career Bowling (1991/92-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	4610	134	2434	56	4-48	43.46	0	0	82.32	3.16

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	231	217	33	7405	150	40.24	8	51	70.70	65

One-Day International Career Bowling (1994/95-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies	740	0	636	14	3-18	45.42	0	0	52.85	5.15

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	330	306	52	10485	150	41.27	9	76	98

One-Day Career Bowling (1992/93-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	1669	6	1365	56	4-22	24.37	2	0	29.80	4.90

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	6	6	1	133	41	26.60	0	0	102.30	4

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	11	11	1	188	41	18.80	0	0	94.94	6

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
West Indies Under-19s	3	4	1	372	203*	124.00	1	2	0

Youth Test Career Bowling (1993)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
West Indies Under-19s	114	3	64	0	0-20					3.36

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
West Indies Under-19s	2	2	0	53	37	26.50	0	0	1

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1993)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies Under-19s	126	1	95	2	1-43	47.50	0	0	63.00	4.52