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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1974 Unity Village, Guyana | |||
| Nickname | Shiv, Tiger, Chanders, Chiggas | |||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Relations | Lawrence Prittipaul (Cousin) | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | West Indies | |||
| Test debut | 17 March 1994 v England | |||
| Last Test | 4 December 2009 v Australia | |||
| ODI debut | 17 October 1994 v India | |||
| Last ODI | 3 June 2010 v South Africa | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1991-present | Guyana | |||
| 2007-09 | Durham | |||
| 2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 123 | 261 | 248 | 374 |
| Runs scored | 8,669 | 8,648 | 17,772 | 12,110 |
| Batting average | 48.70 | 41.77 | 53.85 | 42.04 |
| 100s/50s | 21/53 | 11/59 | 51/90 | 12/88 |
| Top score | 203* | 150 | 303* | 150 |
| Balls bowled | 1,680 | 740 | 4,634 | 1,681 |
| Wickets | 8 | 14 | 56 | 56 |
| Bowling average | 105.62 | 45.42 | 43.80 | 24.78 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 1/2 | 3/18 | 4/48 | 4/22 |
| Catches/stumpings | 50/– | 73/– | 141/– | 109/– |
| Source: CricketArchive, 4 June 2010 | ||||
Shivnarine 'Shiv' Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana) is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals. Chanderpaul is one of the top ranked batsmen in the world under the current ICC test rankings, and has previously been ranked as high as one.
External links[]
- Zaltzman, Andy. "Unpredictability." Cricinfo
- Player Profile: Shivnarine Chanderpaul from Cricinfo
- Shiv Chanderpaul Fan Site
- Chanderpaul's record innings puts Windies on top
- Interview from Yahoo!
- Chanderpaul resigns as captain from Cricinfo