Tagenarine Chanderpaul

Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the son of legendary West Indies batter
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, has steadily carved out his own identity in
international cricket. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, he grew up
surrounded by the game and was exposed early to the discipline and grit that defined his father’s career. A left-handed opener like his father, Tagenarine developed a compact technique and patient approach.

He represents Guyana in first-class cricket and made his debut at the
age of 16 in February 2013, playing against the Leeward Islands in the
Regional Four-Day Competition at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in
North Sound. By July 2015, Chanderpaul was named in the Demerara senior team for the Guyana Cricket Board Inter County Four-Day Competition, aiming to re-establish himself in first-class cricket. During the 2016-17 Regional Four-Day Competition, he shared the crease with his father, and in March 2017 they became the first father-son duo since CK and CN Nayudu in 1956–57 to score fifties in the same first-class innings.

At 18, Tagenarine Chanderpaul made his Youth International debut for the West Indies Under-19 side in January 2015. He featured in 11
matches, including the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the UAE,
where he scored 293 runs in six games with a century and two fifties.
Years later, in August 2022, he was called up to the West Indies A squad for the Bangladesh A tour of the Caribbean, where he struck an
unbeaten century in the second four-day match.

Consistency at the domestic level with Guyana eventually led to a place in the senior West Indies Test squad. He impressed selectors with his ability to bat long hours against quality attacks, drawing comparisons to his father while still establishing his own style of play.

Tagenarine made his Test debut for the West Indies in November 2022 against Australia at Perth. He soon marked his arrival with significant performances, most notably scoring his maiden Test century in February 2023 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. He went on to convert that into a double century, sharing a monumental 336-run opening stand with Kraigg Brathwaite that highlighted his patience and ability to anchor an innings.