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Chanderpaul should be in the ODI team against England

Feb 11, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
I have been covering international cricket for the past two decades and I know for a fact that regional cricket tournaments are treated as trial matches for international cricket. And with the performance of West Indies star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, I cannot see why he should not be selected for the Three One Day Internationals starting on February 28 against England in Antigua.
The “Tiger” scored two half centuries in as many matches Guyana played in the 50-over Nagico tournament so far. He batted stubbornly on both occasions and was associated in big opening partnerships in both games.
Even before these magnificent performances, the Guyanese is known for being the mainstay in the West Indies line-up and one wonders why he is only being retained for Test matches – the longest version of the game. The last match he represented the West Indies in ODI was in  2011 and it said that the senior coach Barbadian Ottis Gibson does not like his batting style for ODIs. I wonder if Gibson can properly assess one’s batting ability when he was a bowler, and not even an outstanding one, hence the reason he only played a few tests.
Shiv so far scored 11 centuries and 59 half centuries in his 268 ODIs games at an average of 41.60 — more than nearly all the one day players. In Tests he has scored 11,219 runs at an average of 51.93. Moreso he is a team player – the junior players always turn to him for advice. He captained the Windies team on 14 occasions in Test matches and 16 ODIs and was among Wisden’s five best players in 2008.
He is known as the backbone of the team and one wonders why he is being sidelined for the shorter version of the game when he is an aggressive player, having scored the third fastest century in Test cricket. He is also a magnificent fielder. What else can a player do to be in the squad?
It seems as if Gibson has other reasons for keeping him out of the squad.
Oscar Ramjeet

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