#4 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)

An unorthodox batsman from the West Indies, Shivnarine Chanderpaul was an outstanding player with the willow. He is regarded as the greatest batsman after the legendary Brian Lara. The southpaw scored more than 20000 runs in the International cricket. But he wasn't an aggressive batsman and when the Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased him in the inaugural season, many fans raised queries on the selection. Yet, Chanderpaul failed to give an answer to the questions.
Under Rahul Dravid's captaincy, Chanderpaul had a below average tournament. The player who was bought for a whooping $200,000 played just 3 games in the inaugural season of the tournament and scored merely 25 runs for his side. Due to poor showings, Chanderpaul was released from the franchise in the end of that season.
Chanderpaul has not had a great career in the T20 cricket. His unaggressive batting style wasn't a norm of the format.
IPL Stats
Matches: 3 Runs: 25 Average: 8.33 Strike Rate: 16 High Score: 80.65
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