Shivnarine Chanderpaul overtook Australian Allan Border as the 6th highest all-time run scorer in Test cricket.
His 122 not out in the third Test in Hamilton against New Zealand was also his 29th century and his 17th unbeaten, putting him one ahead of Indian great Sachin Tendulkar as the batsman with the most unbeaten Test hundreds
Shivnarine Chanderpaul now has 11,199 runs from his 153 Tests. Border scored 11,174 runs from 156 Tests before he retired in March 1994, the same month the 39-year-old Chanderpaul made his debut.
The fifth highest scorer in Test cricket is Chanderpaul's West Indies compatriot Brian Lara who amassed 11,953, while the list is headed by Sachin Tendulkar with a colossal 15,921 from 200 matches.
The other players in front of Chanderpaul are -
Ricky Ponting (Aus): 13,378
Rahul Dravid (Ind): 13,288
Jacques Kallis (SA): 13,140
Brian Lara (WI): 11,953
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI): 11,199
Allan Border (Aus): 11,174
His 122 not out in the third Test in Hamilton against New Zealand was also his 29th century and his 17th unbeaten, putting him one ahead of Indian great Sachin Tendulkar as the batsman with the most unbeaten Test hundreds
Shivnarine Chanderpaul now has 11,199 runs from his 153 Tests. Border scored 11,174 runs from 156 Tests before he retired in March 1994, the same month the 39-year-old Chanderpaul made his debut.
The fifth highest scorer in Test cricket is Chanderpaul's West Indies compatriot Brian Lara who amassed 11,953, while the list is headed by Sachin Tendulkar with a colossal 15,921 from 200 matches.
The other players in front of Chanderpaul are -
- Australia's Ricky Ponting (13,378)
- India's Rahul Dravid (13,288)
- South African Jacques Kallis (13,140)
The Magnificent Seven
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind): 15,921Ricky Ponting (Aus): 13,378
Rahul Dravid (Ind): 13,288
Jacques Kallis (SA): 13,140
Brian Lara (WI): 11,953
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI): 11,199
Allan Border (Aus): 11,174
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