Tagenarine Chanderpaul: Testat Shatak Jhalkavana-Ya ‘Ya’ Hain Baap-Lekachya Jodya!

Pudhari Online Desk : Tagenarine Chanderpaul : West Indies confederation’s young opener Tejnarine Chanderpaul created history by scoring his first test double century (207 not out) in the series against Zimbabwe confederation. By doing his test, he did this feat only in the third test. The Test being played at Bulawayo, Tejnarayan got off to a flying start with captain Kraigg Brathwaite (182) putting together a record opening partnership of 336 runs for the first wicket.

Tejnarine made his Test debut against Australia

The 26-year-old Tejnarayan would have made his Test debut against Australia in December 2022. He made a mark in the first international test. On his debut, Tejnarine scored 160 runs in both Tests at an average of 40.00. Meanwhile, he also hit half-centuries (51). Aata he career’s thirty-eighth test and two-centuries Jhalkavoon Sarvanche Lakshadhun liye aahe.

The Tejnarayan-Shivnarayan or Bap-Lake pairs have made a special mention. For the West Indies, they were the first father-laced pair to score centuries in Test cricket and only the 12th pair in the world to achieve such a feat. Headley, Marsh, Latham, Manjrekar, Ali Khan, Amarnath, Nazar, Broad, Shoaib and Hanif Mohammad or Bap-Lekani scored historic feats in half the world Test cricket. Shivnarine-Tejnarine Chanderpaul is the Bap-Lake joint topper with 31 Test centuries. After this, Pakistan’s Hanif Mohammad (12 centuries) and Shoaib Mohammad (7) are the second only Bap-Lekachi pair with 19 centuries.

Bap-Lekachi pair of century in test cricket

Lala-Mohinder Amarnath (India)
Chris-Stuart Broad (England)
Hanif-Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan)
Walter-Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
Iftikhar-Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (England, India)
Geoff-Shaun Marsh (Australia)
Nasr-Mudassar (Pakistan)
Ken-Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand)
Vijay-Sanjay Manjrekar (India)
Dave-Dudley Nurse (South Africa)
Rod-Tom Lathan (New Zealand)
Tejnarine-Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)

Another Bap-Lekachi pair to flaunt Test double century

Tejnarayan’s father Shivnarine Chanderpaul is a former West Indies batsman. He also scored two centuries (203*) in Tests. Tejnarayan and Shivnarine are the second father-son pair to score double centuries in Test cricket. Yaadhi Pakistan’s Hanif Muhammad and his son Shoaib Muhammad are the fathers who hit the Test double century. Shivnarine has scored 11,867 Test runs. Playing for the Windies, he is the second highest run-scorer after Brian Lara (11,912).

Vikram Partnership with Tejnarayanchi Brathwaite (Tagenarine Chanderpaul)

Tejnarayan shared 336 runs for the first wicket with Braithwaite. It was the highest partnership for the first wicket in Test cricket by Windies. Both Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes have equaled Vikram Modi’s 298 runs against England 33 years ago. Apart from this, Tehnarine and Braithwaite became the first opening pair to score 100 or more sixes in their 21st century. Brathwaite and Tejnarine played 688 balls together, which is a world record for any opening pair. Earlier, Parakram Atapattu and Jayasuriya would have been bananas. In 2000, Jodeen playing against Pakistan would have faced 686 balls.

Windijne Banana Dow announced

Tejnarayan played 467 deliveries and 207 runs unbeaten. He hit 16 fours and three sixes in his innings. Captain Braithwaite made 182 sorties without him. With both batsmen in control, West Indies declared their first innings after losing 447 runs in 6 balls. On the other hand, host Zimbabwe’s Brandon Mavutane took five wickets (5/140).