’83’ actor, Tagenarine Chanderpaul makes his debut for West Indies

On November 30, Tagenarine Chanderpaul made his Test debut for the West Indies in the first Test against Australia. Notably, he is the son of former West Indies legendary player, Shivnarine Chanderpaul. The Jr. Chanderpaul has played for the West Indies U19, Guyana Colts, and its senior team. However, not many are aware of the fact that he worked in a Bollywood movie.

In the movie on India’s 1983 World Cup winning campaign (83), the left-hander played the role of the legendary player, Larry Gomez. The latter played for the Caribbean in the 1970s and 1980s and was part of the team that lost the final to India in the 1983 World Cup. Meanwhile, after making the Test debut, Tagenarine’s selfie with the likes of Bollywood actors, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone is going viral.

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Tagenarine Chanderpaul has had a decent start to his career

Meanwhile, talking about the game, the 26-year-old had to wait for close to two days to finally showcase his talent. After winning the toss, the Aussies decided to bat first at the Perth Stadium. The home team amassed 598/4, thanks to double-tons from Steve Smith and Marcus Labuschagne. In reply, the visitors scored 74/0 at stumps on day Two. Chanderpaul is batting 47 and is nearing his fifty on debut.

Talking about Tagenarine, he was born in Georgetown, Guyana, on May 31. He opens the batting and bowls leg breaks if necessary. Chanderpaul has played 51 First-Class matches, scoring 2844 runs with the best score of 184 and an average of 35.55. Tagenarine has played 19 List A matches, scoring 551 runs at an average of 29. Not to mention, Chanderpaul batted together with his father once for the Guyana Jaguars in a fifty-over game. It was a rare occurrence for a father-son duo to bat together in an official game