CHANDERPAUL: RETIREMENT Is Not An Option

[size=16pt]When asked about his age and pushing on Shiv said, "hopefully I can maintain this(high standard) for as long as possible. Let's see how far I can go."[/size]


* There you have it folks.

* From the TIGER's mouth.

* He has no plan to retire  as long as he maintains his HIGH STANDARDS.

* This is bad, bad news for the Shiv HATERS.

* SHIV IS A MAN OF NUMBERS.

* And surely he must be eyeing the 200 tests played by Sachin Tendulkar.

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* [size=14pt]After 158 tests Shiv has scored 11,684 runs at an average of 53.10 with 30 hundreds and 65 fifties.[/size]

* Shiv needs 316 runs to reach 12,000 in tests.

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THAT WORD NOT IN SHIV'S VOCABULARY. ;D

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THAT OTHER SHIV QUOTE AGAIN:

[size=12pt]"I would do what I do, play cricket, even if nobody was willing to pay me for it. It is the one thing I am good at. It is the one thing I love doing all day every day.” Shiv Chanderpaul[/size]

* That's says it all about the great man.

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SHIV TALKS ABOUT BEING NOT OUT

Quote:[size=12pt]As a batter, you can't think about getting out. You have to think about coming to bat the next day. I was trying to maintain that and hopefully I can carry on wherever I go." [/size]   Shiv Chanderpaul

http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-...81559.html

CHECK THIS:

53.78 Tendulkar's test average
53.10 Chanderpaul's test average
52.88 Lara's test average


* Shiv needs to score 150 NOT OUT in his next test innings which will be against India to raise his test average above Tendulkar. He has already blasted past the great Lara.

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READ THIS:

Quote:[size=12pt]Why retire from something you love ? Why retire from something that excites you ? Why retire from something that brings you joy and happiness and fulfillment ? Retirement means it's time for a new adventure. If you don't have a new adventure planned, keep doing what you are good at and what you love doing. Life is fun and simple when you love doing what you are doing.[/size]

* How many of you agree with that ?

* Do you now understand why Shiv has no plans to retire as long as he is performing at a high standard ?

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[size=18pt]You don't retire when you still have goals to achieve.[/size]

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[size=18pt]Only 3 batsmen in history have had 100+ scores of fifty or more in test cricket[/size]

119 Tendulkar
103 Kallis
103 Ponting
99 Dravid
95 Shiv


* [size=12pt]Shiv's goal is to be the 4th batsman in history to have 100+ scores of fifty or more in tests.[/size]

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[size=18pt]The highest runs scorer against India in tests is Ricky Ponting(2555 runs)[/size]


2555 Ponting
2344 Lloyd
2228 Miandad
2171 Chanderpaul---needs 385 runs to surpass Ponting

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/...pe=batting


* [size=12pt]Shiv's goal is to surpass Ponting as the highest run scorer against India in tests.He'll be playing 3 tests against India in Nov 2014.[/size]

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That's certainly realistic - he can surpass Ponting. And I think he will.