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Chanderpaul dropped for 4th Test

Wednesday, April 7 2004

Shivnarine Chanderpaul will miss the fourth Test against England to be played in Antigua. The reason given for the axing of the prominent West Indian batsman is health related. Apparently Chanderpaul confirmed to the WICB that he is fatigued, but insisted on seeing his own doctor in Guyana on the matter. The official statement issued by the WICB:-

"The West Indies Selection Panel felt that Shivnarine Chanderpaul looked tired and lethargic during the third Test match against England at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. On further investigation Chanderpaul confirmed that he felt tired and fatigued.

Out of concern for Chanderpaul, the Selection Panel thought it would be wise for him to be evaluated by the arm of the WICB medical panel located in Barbados represented by Dr. Llewellyn Harper. Chanderpaul showed some reluctance to comply with this direction and has therefore been allowed to return home for further evaluation."

Chanderpaul averages 42.24 and has scored 4,647 runs in his 74 Tests of experience.

His replacement in the squad is 26-year-old Sylvester Joseph. Joseph debuted in ODIs back in 2000, against Pakistan. He has played a total of four such matches to date, but has not yet played Test cricket. In FC cricket, Joseph has been rather inconsistent, averaging 27.54 for his 2,314 runs. He has been known to play big innings before though, with an unbeaten 211 being his highest to date. Against the touring Zimbabweans in 2000 he notched two centuries in a warm-up game.

This season has been fairly good for Sylvester Joseph, as he scored 517 runs at 43.08 per innings for the Leeward Islands.

Posted by Liam