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Still hasn't retired. Aged 43, playing for Guyana, he has recently posted his 77th first class century.
His son looked excellent at an Under-19 tournament I saw a couple of years ago. Similar technique and identical temperament. I always hoped they would play a test together some day.Alongside his son
Why did the windies stop picking him? Hardly got others tearing it up
He did have a couple of pretty ordinary series in a row and to be honest I actually supported the idea of cutting him. They more or less tried to start afresh with a young top order and it’s borne a little bit of fruit so far with Roston Chase and Shai Hope turning into very promising batsmen
Good point, who are the windies playing next?
We host Sri Lanka I think, and to be honest after the relative progress we’ve made against England and Pakistan I’d be pretty filthy if we didn’t win
This article says the messages are alleged, so can't take it as gospel, but it would appear he was dropped due to poor form, and burnt the bridge back by pissing off Phil Simmons:Why did the windies stop picking him? Hardly got others tearing it up
However the most revealing exchange to be made public comes via a series of messages between Chanderpaul and West Indies head coach Phil Simmons, sent via smartphone application Whatsapp.
In the messages Chanderpaul, who scored 11,867 runs from 164 Tests and is just 86 runs short of Brian Lara’s record for the most ever Test runs for West Indies, just about demands the opportunity to farewell his home fans on his own terms.
“My request to finish up with the Australian series is not asking too much,” Chanderpaul reportedly wrote to Simmons. “It gives me a chance to acknowledge my supporters at home, and the possibility of the WICB properly honouring me for my contribution to WI cricket.
“I should not be pushed into retirement. Here is a situation where I firmly believe public opinion would be in favour of me being given the opportunity to play in my final test series at home. Thanks,”
However Simmons, who only took over as coach in April after guiding Ireland through a successful World Cup campaign, was adamant a player’s past service is irrelevant to his future selection.
“There is no dispute that you have dedicated the last 21 years of your life to WI cricket and as stated before this will be acknowledged and recognised by the WICB, but unfortunately length of service is not a criterion for selection.
“If public opinion was a criteria for selection then we can agree maybe you would play until you are fifty unfortunately it is not.
“I am not pushing you into retirement I am as previously said, trying to dignify the situation because Chanderpaul retiring would be more dignified than Chanderpaul being left out by the selectors.”
The decision to dump Chanderpaul ahead of the big home series against world No. 2 side Australia sent shockwaves through the Caribbean.
Shiv had a poor 2018 season in county cricket. He played only 13 first class innings and averaged 19.76. He hasn't appeared in any domestic West Indian games as yet during 2018-19, and at last seems to have actually retired.
Time to see if Tagenarine kicks on. Started well with 84* from 333 balls!
This article says the messages are alleged, so can't take it as gospel, but it would appear he was dropped due to poor form, and burnt the bridge back by pissing off Phil Simmons:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/news/s...d/news-story/a51ddc424e102c50702e1848c0820892