Former West Indian cricketer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul – who is from Guyana – is hailed as one of the best batsmen, West Indies has produced. He is the first Indo-Caribbean cricketer to play 100 Tests. Chanderpaul had an unorthodox batting style with a total open chest stance but despite that he has scored nearly 12000 Test runs and nearly 9000 ODI runs.
He has been a consistent performer for West Indies spanning over two decades. Making his debut way back in the year 1994, he played for 21 years at the highest level. He played his last Test in 2015 against England and bid adieu to what was an illustrious career.
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Records with the Purnia District Administration (a district in North East Bihar) suggest that Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s great grand uncle, Pawan Kumar Chanderpaul had emigrated to Guyana in the year 1873 and this makes him a bonafide Bihari from his mother’s side.
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