Shivnarine Chanderpaul facts for kids
![]() Chanderpaul playing for West Indies in 2006
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Born | Unity Village, Guyana |
16 August 1974 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Tagenarine Chanderpaul (son) Lawrence Prittipaul (cousin) |
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 204) | 17 March 1994 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 1 May 2015 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 66) | 17 October 1994 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 23 March 2011 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 4) | 16 February 2006 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 20 May 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991/92–2017/18 | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010, 2017–2018 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Khulna Royal Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Uva Next | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Sylhet Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 August 2018
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974) is a famous Guyanese cricket coach and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. Many people think he is one of the greatest batsmen of his time. He is among the top 10 highest run-scorers in all international cricket matches. He is also the 9th highest run-scorer in Test cricket.
Chanderpaul was part of the West Indies team that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. In the final match, he scored 47 runs, which was the most for his team. He led the West Indies team as captain in 14 Test matches and 16 One Day Internationals. Chanderpaul bats left-handed and is famous for his unusual batting style, which some people called "crab-like." He scored over 20,000 runs in international cricket. In 2008, he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He also received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) from the International Cricket Council.
He started playing international cricket when he was 19 years old. At first, he didn't score a century (100 runs) for three years, which led to some criticism. Early in his career, he had many injuries. In 2000, he had surgery to remove a small bone from his foot. After that, he played much better and scored over 11,000 runs in Test cricket. This makes him the 8th highest run-scorer in that format.
Chanderpaul was removed from the West Indies team in 2015 because his performance was not as strong. He announced his retirement from international cricket in 2016 when he was 41. He is now the head coach for the USA senior women's and Under-19 women's teams. In November 2022, he was added to the ICC Hall of Fame, which is a great honor. In 2009, he received the Cacique's Crown of Honour, a very high award in Guyana.
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Early Life and Cricket Start
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was born in Unity Village, Guyana on 16 August 1974. His parents, Kamraj and Uma Chanderpaul, were Indo-Guyanese. His father helped him develop his cricket skills when he was young. His family's ancestors came to the West Indies from India a long time ago.
By the age of eight, Chanderpaul was already playing for his village cricket team. He would often bat for many hours, with his family members bowling to him. His father first took him to the Everest club in Georgetown, but there was no spot for him. So, he joined the Demerara Cricket Club instead. He played for their under-16 team when he was only ten. Later, he got a chance to play at the Georgetown Cricket Club.
First-Class Cricket Debut
Chanderpaul made his first-class cricket debut for Guyana at 17. This was in the 1991–92 Red Stripe Cup against the Leeward Islands. He was out for zero runs in his first turn at bat, but he scored 90 runs in his second turn. A few days later, he played his first List A match against Barbados. In that game, he did not get a chance to bat.
He scored his first first-class century in April 1993. He was playing for the West Indies Board President's XI against the touring Pakistanis. Chanderpaul took four wickets in the Pakistanis' innings. Then, he was one of three West Indian players to score a century, making 140 runs and staying not out.
Record Scores and Club Cricket
During this time, he achieved his highest first-class score ever. This happened in a 1995–96 Red Stripe Cup match against Jamaica. In the first part of that match, which ended in a draw, he scored 303 runs and was not out. He faced 478 balls to get those runs.
In 2007, he joined Durham in England as an overseas player. He helped the club win its first major trophy by scoring the most runs in their 2007 Friends Provident Trophy final win.
International Cricket Journey
In the summer of 1993, Chanderpaul traveled to England with the West Indies Under-19 cricket team. He was the best batsman for the team during their Test series. He scored 372 runs with a high average of 124.00. This included a score of 203 runs not out in the first Test match.
In the 1993–94 Red Stripe Cup, Chanderpaul was one of the top batsmen. He was then chosen for the Test series against England. He was picked as an all-rounder, meaning he could bowl leg breaks and bat. In England's first turn, he bowled 16 overs but did not take any wickets. He scored 62 runs when the West Indies batted. Chanderpaul played four Tests in his first series. He was third among West Indian batsmen in both runs scored and batting average, with 288 runs at an average of 57.60.
Over the next few years, Chanderpaul was sometimes in and sometimes out of the West Indies Test team. He even missed a series against Australia.
Becoming a Top Batsman
In his first 18 Test matches, Chanderpaul scored 1,232 runs. His average was 49.28. Even though he scored thirteen half-centuries (50 runs or more), he had not yet scored a century. He finally reached this goal in his nineteenth Test match, scoring 137 runs against India. Just over a month later, he scored his first century in One Day International (ODI) cricket, making 109 runs, also against India.
Chanderpaul scored another century in 1998 in a Test match against England. In 1999, he scored another ODI century against South Africa. In that match, Chanderpaul scored 150 runs, and Carl Hooper scored 108. They were the only West Indian batsmen to score more than ten runs. Their partnership of 226 runs was a record for the West Indies in ODIs at that time. Chanderpaul's 150 runs was his highest score in ODIs.
Early in his international career, Chanderpaul had a difficult reputation. He often failed to turn his half-centuries into centuries. He also missed matches, which some thought was because he was pretending to be sick. His career improved in 2000 after he had surgery on his foot to remove a small bone.
After his foot injury healed, Chanderpaul had a great series against India. He scored centuries in three of the five Test matches against India. He also scored three half-centuries. He batted for a record 1,513 minutes without being out. The next year, against Australia, Chanderpaul scored a century from only 69 balls. This was the third fastest Test century at the time.
Later in that same series, the West Indies chased a record 418 runs to win. No team had ever successfully chased so many runs before. On the last two days, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chanderpaul, who was batting with a broken finger, both scored centuries. The West Indies won the match with three wickets left.
Leading the Team

In late 2004, Chanderpaul became the captain of the West Indies team. This happened because some other key players had disagreements about contracts. In his first match as captain, Chanderpaul became only the second player ever to score a double century (200 runs) in his debut as captain in Test cricket. He scored 203 runs and was not out when he stopped the West Indies' innings. This was his joint-highest score in Test cricket.
Even though Brian Lara and other players returned for the next matches, Chanderpaul remained captain. The West Indies lost two Tests to South Africa, then had a high-scoring draw in the fourth Test. In that match, West Indies scored 747 runs, with Chanderpaul being one of four players to score a century.
Less than a year after becoming captain, Chanderpaul decided to step down. He wanted to focus more on his batting. While his batting average as captain was still good, the West Indies team only won one Test match and two ODIs out of thirty matches under his leadership. Some people in the press criticized his captaincy style.
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Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | |
Test | 164 | 39 | 77 | 48 | 0 | – |
ODI | 268 | 110 | 144 | – | 1 | 13 |
T20I | 22 | 9 | 11 | – | 2 | – |
After Captaincy
In early 2007, Chanderpaul scored his second highest score in ODI cricket, making 149 runs not out against India. Later that year, he was the top scorer for the West Indies in their series against England. He scored 446 runs in three Tests, with an average of almost 150. Because of his great performance, he was named "man of the series." He was also chosen as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Wisden praised him for batting for over 1,000 minutes without being out, which he did for the third time. He scored another century in the fourth match against England and was named man of the match. His performances in 2007 led to him being nominated for the ICC Player of the Year award.
In 2008, Chanderpaul continued his excellent form during tours by Sri Lanka and Australia. He rose to be ranked 5th in the Test batting rankings. By the end of the third Test against Australia, Chanderpaul became the fourth West Indian batsman to score 8,000 runs in Test cricket. He also moved up to 2nd place in the ICC Test rankings, almost becoming the world's number 1 batsman. In the Test series against Australia, Chanderpaul scored 442 runs in 6 turns at bat. He was not out in 3 of those turns, with an average of 147.33. This included two centuries and three half-centuries. He batted for over 1,000 minutes without losing his wicket, which was the fourth time he achieved this in Test cricket. Chanderpaul was chosen for the 2008 ICC Test Team of the Year and won the 2008 ICC Cricketer of the Year award.
In December 2013, Chanderpaul scored his 29th Test century against New Zealand. This matched the number of centuries scored by the legendary Donald Bradman. He also became the sixth highest run-scorer in Test matches, passing Allan Border's 11,174 runs. This century was also his 17th unbeaten Test century, setting a new record.
Later Career and Retirement
In July 2014, Chanderpaul played for the MCC team in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord's. During a Test against New Zealand, he was out stumped by BJ Watling. This was the first time in his 20-year career that he had been out stumped in any type of game. In a Test series against Bangladesh in 2014, Chanderpaul showed his strength by scoring 85*, 84*, and 101* runs.
On 23 January 2016, Chanderpaul announced he was retiring from international cricket. He was 41 years old. He had not played for the West Indies since May 2015. His removal from the team was due to his performance in a home series against England, where he averaged 15.33 runs in 3 matches. He was also removed from his contract in December 2015, as the team wanted to focus on younger players.
Playing Style
Chanderpaul is very well known for his unique batting stance. Most batsmen stand sideways to the bowler, but he stands facing the bowler. He developed this stance as a child to see the ball clearly with both eyes, especially when facing fast bowlers. When the bowler delivers the ball, Chanderpaul quickly moves into a more traditional position to hit it.
His batting stance has often been called "crab-like," and some have described his batting as "ugly." It has been suggested that these descriptions made people underestimate him as a batsman.
Chanderpaul's batting style also changed over time. He was first chosen for the West Indies because he played in an attacking way. He was influenced by Rohan Kanhai, who gave him the nickname "Tiger." He kept this attacking style early in his career. However, as the West Indies team's batting became weaker, he changed to a more defensive style. He became the "anchor" of the team, the solid player who stayed at the crease. The Australian bowler Shane Warne once said Chanderpaul was "a bloke you needed to crowbar away from the crease." He is often described as "limpet-like," meaning he sticks to the crease very well.
After Playing Cricket
On 27 January 2017, Chanderpaul signed a deal to play for Lancashire in England. He had a successful season with them in 2017, scoring three centuries. Because of this, he extended his contract with Lancashire for the 2018 season. He also continued to play First Class cricket for his home team, Guyana.
In a 2022 online video, Jamaican musician Sean Paul said that one of his famous rap lyrics, which people thought was "Sean De Paul," was actually "Chanderpaul." He was referring to Shivnarine, who was a sports hero to him.
Coaching Career
In January 2022, Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named the head coach of the Jamaica Tallawahs team for the CPL 2022 cricket league.
In July 2022, Chanderpaul became the head coach of the United States women's national cricket team. He later left USA Cricket after coaching the USA under-19 women's team in the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
Achievements and Statistics
- As of October 2016, he holds the record for scoring 50 runs or more in both innings of a Test match and remaining unbeaten (not out) four times.
- He has scored the most career runs in Test cricket while batting at the number 5 position, with 6,883 runs.
- Chanderpaul and Stuart Williams hold the record for the highest opening partnership for West Indies in ODIs (200* runs).
- In 2018, Chanderpaul received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of the West Indies at St Augustine.