Discipline, rigour, hard work have been Shivnarine Chanderpaul's pillars of success, attributes that have contributed to his longevity, as he prepares to join an elite club of Test cricketers to have played 150 Tests
Quote:* [size=12pt]The great man will be the 7th cricketer in history to play in 150 tests---first West Indian---Tendulkar, Ponting, Waugh, Dravid, Kallis, Border.
* Only 4 batsmen in history have faced more balls than the great man in tests--Dravid, Tendulkar, Kallis and Border
* The great man needs 103 runs to become the 7th batsman to score 11,000 test runs----Tendulkar, Ponting, Dravid, Kallis, Lara and Border[/size]
[size=14pt]GIVE PRAISE TO THE GREAT MAN[/size]
[size=14pt]A simple, dogged batsman of extraordinary willpower who put up great numbers in his career.[/size]
The batsman remains optimistic. "I never thought I would get this far in the beginning but who knows where we can go if we keep persisting," he said, with a chuckle, when asked if he might aspire to play 200 Tests.
[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=85053.msg531184#msg531184 date=1384269252]
The batsman remains optimistic. "I never thought I would get this far in the beginning but who knows where we can go if we keep persisting," he said, with a chuckle, when asked if he might aspire to play 200 Tests.
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The great man was born to play cricket---the word retirement is not in his vocabulary----don't be surprised to see Shiv break Headley's record----George Headley played 24 years for the West Indies-----Shiv closing in on 20.
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=85053.msg531209#msg531209 date=1384274186]
The Great Man chuckles at suggestion of his 200th Test appearance ::LOL::
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He was pushed out of the onedayers but test cricket is a different cup of tea----and the great man remains the best batsman in the West Indies----and 3rd best in the world.
