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COVER CREDIT
The photo of international cricketer and star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was taken exclusively for GEM by Delano Williams.

 

days to go for MASHRAMANI 2010


ISSUE 33
June / July 2009



COVER STORY

Cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul
At the Top of His Game


Guyana and West Indies star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul recently has been breaking recordings and making lots of history locallyregionally and internationally.

After arriving in Guyana on March 16 for the two One Day International (ODI) games against England, officials and fans showered Chanderpaul with gifts, awards and dedications. It began with a motorcade in his honour from Cheddi Jagan International Airport to Georgetown.

Later that evening,a special ceremony was held by the President Bharrat Jagdeo to bestow upon Chanderpaul highest national award of the country, the Cacique Crown of Honour (C.C.H).

That same week, Shiv received his record fifth Sportsmanof- the-Year award, when the National Sports Commission held their annual ceremony.

Internationally, he was named the ICC cricketer of the year for 2008 in the Test rankings, Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green and the City Council officially renamed a section of New Garden Street between Church Street and South Road, the Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

At age 35 and seventeen years of dedication to the game of cricket, “Tiger” as he is affectionately called by cricket fans is at the top of his game.

Despite his hectic schedule and growing list of accolades, Shiv found the time to talk with GEM about the joy of winning, the pain of losing, family, politics, and life after cricket.

GEM: You continue to make history not only in cricket, but in sports also. Have you fully digested what you are doing?
SC: Not really! It’s like a dream. I have worked very hard to be where I am in cricket. I never in my wildest imagination thought about being able to go this far. With the help of God and my dedication to my job I have been able to ride the waves of success. I am extremely humbled and very appreciative of what has been happening in my career.

GEM: What does it feel like to score a century on your home turf?
SC: You always want to perform well, but more so in front of your home crowd. They have always supported me, and it was very good for me to be able to reciprocate. It was a great feeling.

GEM: We’ve seen Clive Lloyd play. We’ve seen Sir Vivian Richards play. We’ve seen Brian Lara play. But the greatest single performance in a game we ever saw was yours during the first of the two ODIs at the stadium on March 20, 2009 against England. You scored 42 runs off 36 balls with 26 (one six and five fours) coming off Steve Harminson in his seventh over. Is that one of your best overs you’ve ever played, even though you ended up losing?
SC: I don’t know if it was the greatest performance. For you to align me with the other players is truly a wonderful gesture. That over does stand out as one of the tops in my career so far. You don’t like to lose, but you also have to learn to be a good loser. We lost and we just have to move on. We were able to return the favour in the following game.

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