Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s Test career was off to a nice start as he was unbeaten on 47 at stumps on Day 2 of the 1st Test between Australia and West Indies. The young man is the son of former West Indian batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
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Tagenarine’s innings helped West Indies end on 74/0 in reply to Australia’s 598/4. He added another 4 runs on Day 3 before perishing after a fifty on debut.
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What was interesting to watch when he came out to bat was how his batting stance resembled that of Shivnarine’s. Shivnarine, also a southpaw like his son, had a unique batting stance which while not technically perfect, proved to be extremely effective as he racked up over 20,000 international runs.
Chanderpaul taking on Cummins! #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/MMS31dMZjW
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 1, 2022
Needless to say, fans were in awe of the similarity:
Tagenarine Chanderpaul son of shivnarine Chanderpaul
son bats like his father#AUSvwi#AUSvsWI pic.twitter.com/AYGta9FBVU
— Somnath chakraborty ⚽🏏 (@somnath20094585) December 1, 2022
I absolutely love that this is Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s stance. Perfection. pic.twitter.com/readygNEdr
— Yas Rana (@Yas_Wisden) December 1, 2022
Kraigg Brathwaite has batted with both dad & son Chanderpaul in Test cricket pic.twitter.com/Ez117RPuWe
— Sritama (Ross Taylor’s version) (@cricketpun_duh) December 1, 2022
Kraigg Brathwaite getting flashbacks of batting with Shivnarine Chanderpaul pic.twitter.com/1UVrlxMsNN
— Sritama (Ross Taylor’s version) (@cricketpun_duh) December 1, 2022
Shivnarine represented West Indies for over 2 decades and his son is following in his footsteps.