Father and son Chanderpaul combination shine for Guyana

Former West Indies middle order batsman, Shivnarine ChanderPaul and his son Tagenarine, both starred with the bat for Guyana in a four-day first class cricket match against Jamaica on Saturday.

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul, now 42, made 57 in the Guyana innings while his son, Tagenarine, who opened the innings scored 58.

Both are left handed batsmen and just like his father, Tagenarine using a bail to mark his guard at the batting crease. He made his  first class debut in 2013.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul..hoping to fill his father's boots
Tagenarine Chanderpaul..hoping to fill his father’s boots

Shivnarine Chanderpaul retired from international cricket in 2015 and is the second highest run scorer in test matches for the West Indies only bested by the legendary Brian Lara.

The dogged batsman with an unorthodox style scored 11,867 runs at an average of 51.37 in 164 test matches. He also amassed 8,778 runs in one day internationals and 343 runs from 22 T20 games.

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