Tagenarine Chanderpaul is an international cricketer who plays for the West Indies Cricket Team. He is one of the brightest prospects in Test cricket for West Indies right now. Recently, he became the second player after Kraigg Brathwaite to score a century for West Indies while opening the batting since 2013 in international cricket. West Indian cricket is certainly on a decline, but this young cricketer is one of those guys who can help the Caribbean side rise again in international cricket. Here we have covered everything you need to know about Tagenarine Chanderpaul.
Everything You Should Know About Tagenarine Chanderpaul
1- Tagenarine Chanderpaul is the son of famous West Indian cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul. He is 26 years old, born on 31st May 1996 in Georgetown, Guyana.
2- Tagenarine Chanderpaul made his debut for the West Indies cricket team in November 2022. He played for Guyana in first-class cricket and made his debut for them in 2013. His father was also a player of Guyana in first-class cricket.
3- He made his debut for the U-19 West Indies cricket team when he was only 18 years old in 2015. In the U-19 World Cup, Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored a century and two half-centuries and ended up scoring 263 runs in just 6 games.
4- In 2022, he was called up for the Test series against Australia, in which he displayed great resilience against the Australian bowling line-up, which was relentless with their pace bowling.
5- On 6th February 2023, Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored a brilliant double century in Test cricket by hitting a six to reach his milestone. He achieved this great feat against Zimbabwe in Test cricket.
6- Tagenarine Chanderpaul is an exciting talent who is surely going to be one of the big things in cricket in the upcoming days.