Profile
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been the backbone of the West Indies batting line-up for almost a decade now. The first Indo-Caribbean to play 100 Tests for the West Indies, Chanderpaul made his debut way back in 1994. Since then, he has only grown from strength to strength.
Earlier a victim of a floating boat in his feet, Chanderpaul found it difficult to convert his starts into big scores, which eventually showed a poor conversion rate. But in late 2000, he got rid of this defect as the bone was removed and Chanderpaul set about correcting his hundreds problem. He scored centuries against India in 2001-02, followed by a successful home series against Australia. His form continued for the next couple of years, until he got into the lean patch on the England tour. But then there was the Champions Trophy, where his consistency helped a great deal in the team’s victory. Captaincy soon arrived and he welcomed it with open arms, but later resigned in 2006 to concentrate on his batting. His prolific scoring, though, continued to be his strength in the years that followed. In 2012, he opted to play for the shortest format of the game, representing Uva Next in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League.
The southpaw is a gritty customer at the crease and scores most of his runs straight down the ground. He rarely seems to play in the ‘V’ or off the front foot but has enough shots to make up for the deficiency. With an unorthodox batting stance, Chanderpaul also has the ability to marshal the tail-enders. His off-the-wall stance and technique makes it clear that there is life beyond the coaching handbook.
Fast Facts
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the first man in history to have gone 1000 minutes in Test cricket without conceding his wicket, more than once.
- He also became the first batsman to have faced 1000 consecutive deliveries without getting out in Test cricket.
- Chanderpaul is the second highest run scorer for the West Indies in Tests.
- He went on to become the most capped player for the West Indies in 2011, breaking fast bowler Courtney Walsh’s record of 132 Tests.
- In 2012, Chanderpaul became the 10th batsman in the world to reach the milestone of 10, 000 Test runs.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
148 |
251 |
10830 |
42 |
51.81 |
42.94 |
28 |
61 |
203* |
| ODI |
268 |
251 |
8778 |
40 |
41.60 |
70.74 |
11 |
59 |
150 |
| T20 |
22 |
22 |
343 |
5 |
20.17 |
98.84 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
| IPL |
3 |
3 |
25 |
0 |
8.33 |
80.64 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
148 |
43 |
1740 |
883 |
9 |
1/2 |
/ |
98.11 |
3.04 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| ODI |
268 |
28 |
740 |
636 |
14 |
3/18 |
/ |
45.42 |
5.15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
63 |
0 |
10 |
| ODI |
73 |
0 |
21 |
| T20 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
No Result |
Win percentage |
| Test |
14 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
7.14 |
| ODI |
16 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
12.5 |
| T20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 1994-2013
- ODI:
- 1994-2011
- T20:
- 2006-2010
- IPL:
- 2008-2008
- Test
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs England at Bourda Oval, Georgetown - Guyana - Mar 17, 1994
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs Zimbabwe at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica - Mar 20, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs India at Nahar Singh Stadium (Mayur Stadium), Faridabad - Oct 17, 1994
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Mar 23, 2011
- T20
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 16, 2006
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's, Antigua - May 20, 2010
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) - Apr 20, 2008
- Last played:
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) - May 08, 2008
