Does anyone else think SHIV CHANDERPAUL is WAY underated?

Question

Shiv chanderpaul has got an excellent record but noone EVER brings him up.........
Yes its all good bringing it up "now and again" but i think the poor fella deserves a LOT more credit than he recieves at the moment.

Garry warne you sound like one uptight piece of s**t

So yes EXCUSE YOU

Answer 1

Yes, Shiv is massively underrated, and I think that comes about from his batting technique. Shiv is a grinder and accumulator of runs, and is not as flashy as the likes of Lara, Sarwan and Gayle. This means that the headlines are not about him as often as he would not grab your attention. His vlue was highlighted in England due to how well he played and how poorly everyone else around him performed.

And Garry....who cares what his technique is like...it obviously works!! It doesnt always have to be pretty to be effective!!

Answer 2

Shiv chanderpaul has got an excellent record ,
and has got brilliant cricketing mind to fight even he is now in mediocre team
he ha wonderful hand eye co-ordination

Answer 3

excuse me, look at his stance that counts way more than stats. He's lucky. Oh and by the way no one is two words.

Answer 4

he is the best in the west indies at the moment, yes underrated

Answer 5

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 captained the West Indies in fourteen Tests and sixteen one-day internationals.


Career
A West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity, the left-handed Chanderpaul is known for his doggedness and ability to stick on the wicket for long hours. His very unorthodox batting stance is also highly recognised as one of the "crabbiest" techniques in international cricket, with his body almost directly facing the bowler.

Chanderpaul's first notable impact on Test cricket was as being the last batting partner of Brian Lara when Lara broke Gary Sobers' record of 365* (the star denotes not out) in the fifth and final Test against England in 1993-94. Lara went on to make 375 before he was caught off Andrew Caddick's bowling, sharing a 219-run stand with Chanderpaul, who was left not out on 75.

Chanderpaul made his first Test century in his 19th Test match - after having scored 15 half-centuries in the preceding 18 matches. In the third of a five-Test series against India in 1996-97, he made 137* at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. He also featured with his Guyanese counterpart, Ramnaresh Sarwan, making 104 in chasing a world record 418 to win in the fourth innings of the final Test match versus Australia in 2002-03.

Chanderpaul's best first class score is 303* versus Jamaica for Guyana, and, despite his reputation as a dogged batsman, he has also made the third fastest century in Test cricket, scoring three figures in just 67 balls at the GCC Ground Bourda, Guyana, also in the 2002-03 series against Australia.

He was named captain of the West Indies in the first Test versus South Africa in March 2005 in Guyana, after seven senior players including captain Brian Lara were dropped in a sponsorship row. He emulated Graham Dowling to become only the second player to make a double century on debut as a Test captain, scoring an unbeaten 200 and making a sporting declaration in the first Test. It was announced that Lara would return to the team for the second Test, but Chanderpaul would retain the captaincy for the rest of the series. He was named to the squad of 20 for the World XI to face Australia in the Super Test in October 2005, but when the squad was cut to 14 names in August his name was not mentioned.

Chanderpaul remains one of the most recognisable faces in all of the West Indies, particularly his native Guyana, and he has come a long way from his first 50 in his first Test versus England in 1993-94 at Bourda to his current status as a former captain.

In April 2006, Chanderpaul resigned as West Indies captain in order to concentrate on his batting. He captained a weak West Indies team, and his record was not a successful one. In fourteen Tests he won one and lost ten with three draws. In sixteen one-day internationals, he won two and lost fourteen. Later in the month the captaincy was restored to veteran batman Brian Lara.

Chanderpaul has recently reached the milestone of 100 Test caps, the 8th West Indian to do so and the first of east Indian descent.

Some of his more quirkier traits include having "baseball-style" tape under his eyes and using a bail from the stumps to "mark his guard". He also infuriates rival players and spectators alike by using a "front on" stance when batting to spin bowlers.

Answer 6

He is getting the credit that he deserves.

Answer 7

i agree he is a great batsmen look at his scores against england

Answer 8

I do! He's always been a very consistent player.

Answer 9

Yes, he is gr8 one

Answer 10

I fully agree with you.