Chanderpaul never chased No. 1 spot – Cricket News Update
The veteran West Indies batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to that in the ongoing two-match Test series
against New Zealand.
The 37-year-old left-handed batsman from Guyana was ranked second on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013
over the weekend. Kallis scored a well-built unbeaten century to claim second spot on rankings, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368 piled up an unbeaten triple century to climb to number three position, pushing back the West Indian to No. 4 on the table.
Chanderpaul said that he has never been motivated by the rankings rather team goals induce him to do well.
“It was never my aim to go into any game and try to surpass anyone or become Number 1. If you are there, it means you have done well,” said Chanderpaul while speaking to the media reporters ahead of the opening Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, which got underway
at North Sound, Antigua, on Wednesday, July 25.
“I will continue to take it day by day, game by game and do my job to the best of my ability. If you are up in the Top 10, you could say you are doing quite well,” he added further.
The left-hander enters into the Antigua Test against the Black Caps in a fine form, after having scored a calculated half century against the Kiwis in a drawn three-day tour game, played over the weekend.
Chanderpaul, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760’s middle-order mainstay said that he has been preparing hard for the opening Test against New Zealand, and hoped to give a match-winning performance.
“I’ve been preparing hard for the series. As a cricketer you always look to do well whenever you get on the park. I’ll look for a good start and try to carry on in the series,” said the left-hander.
Chanderpaul, the former West Indies skipper made his Test debut at the age of 19, back in 1994, and has to date played 142 Tests and 268 One Day Internationals for the Caribbean side. He holds an impressive batting record in the five-day format, compiling
10,290 runs at an average of 50.44, including with 25 centuries.
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