Top 11 Batsmen against pace bowling in the last four decades

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Chanderpaul, like Tendulkar, has played really long innings many a time, often with a below par team that adds to the pressure due to lack of support. Nevertheless, he is, despite his awkward stance and lack of flair, one of the most effective batsmen against pace. The man who averages 51.37 overall, was consistent and more importantly, did really well when facing opposition of higher qualities.

He averages 49.96 against Australia, 48 against England, 42.86 against Pakistan and 46.21 against South Africa. His averages away dip slightly – 30 in Australia and 37 in South Africa but is an impressive 66.61 in England.

Overall, Chanderpaul, unlike most other batsmen, never really struggled against any particular team and given he batted in losing causes, pushed to a corner, almost the entire second half of his career, he genuinely needs to be considered one of the modern-day greats. And then there is the small matter of 27395 balls faced.