His arms hung at his sides, his feet were together and his gaze was at the height of his shoulders. Not quite unusual if he was just a man standing in a queue or waiting to cross the street. But Shivnarine Chanderpaul was standing in goal for his team and he did not seem too interested in protecting it.
Twice, he was breached but then he had enough. While the rest of the West Indian squad regrouped on their makeshift football pitch, swapping bibs to decide who was on which team and generally buzzing about, a different Chanderpaul got into goal. He bounced from one foot to the next, his arms sprung up and down as though they had been freshly hinged and his eyes pierced the ground in front. There was no getting past him again.
From that moment, Chanderpaul owned the fielding session. He was sharp, alert and took part in drills 40-year olds might prefer to avoid. It was as though he had been caught off guard for a few seconds and was overcompensating.
When the observation was made a fellow team member, they answered, "It's because he does all the things that he doesn't need to do, that he can still keep playing at this level."
Does Chanderpaul himself think that? Does he believe it will keep him in the game much longer than some of his peers, perhaps even long enough to play Test cricket with his son?
"I don't know what's going to happen. Let's see."
Twice, he was breached but then he had enough. While the rest of the West Indian squad regrouped on their makeshift football pitch, swapping bibs to decide who was on which team and generally buzzing about, a different Chanderpaul got into goal. He bounced from one foot to the next, his arms sprung up and down as though they had been freshly hinged and his eyes pierced the ground in front. There was no getting past him again.
From that moment, Chanderpaul owned the fielding session. He was sharp, alert and took part in drills 40-year olds might prefer to avoid. It was as though he had been caught off guard for a few seconds and was overcompensating.
When the observation was made a fellow team member, they answered, "It's because he does all the things that he doesn't need to do, that he can still keep playing at this level."
Does Chanderpaul himself think that? Does he believe it will keep him in the game much longer than some of his peers, perhaps even long enough to play Test cricket with his son?
"I don't know what's going to happen. Let's see."
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