Cricket and politics, there are two very different areas, but often such cases come up which make them think whether there is really politics in cricket. The case is of West Indies veteran batsman Shivnarayan Chandrapaul, who was known for his unique batting stance. Chandrapaul himself has admitted that he was forced to retire in 2016. A claim has come up after 9 years of his retirement, which said that Chandrapaul was asked to retire due to Brian Lara.

Brian Lara’s hand in retirement?

Brian Lara scored 11,953 runs in his Test career. At the same time, Shivnarayan Chandrapaul had scored 11,867 runs in Test career in 2015 by the conclusion of the Test series against England. Chandrapall was just 86 runs away from leaving Lara behind, but then he was dropped from the Test squad after the England series.

After the retirement of Chandrapaul, Brian Lara said that Chandrapaul should have got a retirement match. But in those days, rumors had flown that the board did not want to take the risk that Chandrapaul got a retirement match and go ahead of Lara in terms of runs.

The West Indies Cricket Board had advised Chandrapaul to take retirement by asking to give the youth a chance. When Shivnarayan Chandrapal himself talked about this subject, it was found that he was asked to retire by luring him to play in the Masters League. He received NOC for the Masters League, but Chandrapaul also revealed that the board had threatened to withdraw the NOC for not retirement from international career.

There was no other way

The pain of Shivnarayan Chandrapaul did not end here, because he had no other way left to continue the cricket career. Since the West Indies Cricket Board was not giving him a chance to return to the team, he had no option but to accept NOC for the Masters League.

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Most Ball Faced by Batsman in Test Cricket: The Test is considered to be the most difficult in all three formats of international cricket. In this format, the batsmen have a real test of patients, technic and mental tuffs. Staying in this format for a long time often becomes the key to victory. This work has been done by many veteran batsmen in Test cricket, who have not only scored runs, but have faced thousands of balls and have been standing at the crease for their team. In this, Indian batsman Rahul Dravid comes at the top number. Dravid has played 31,258 balls in his Test career.

Top-5 batsmen who play the most balls in Test cricket

1- Rahul Dravid- Dravid has faced 31,258 balls in his 164 -match Test career. Dravid has scored 13,288 runs at an average of 52.31 during this period. Dravid has scored 63 half -centuries and 36 centuries in Test career.

2- Sachin Tendulkar- In this list, Sachin is called the God of Cricket at number two. Sachin has faced 29437 balls in the 200 -match Test career. During this, he has scored 15,921 runs at an average of 53.78. Sachin has scored 68 half -centuries and 51 centuries in the Test.

3- Jack Kallis- At number three is South Africa’s legend all -rounder Jack Kallis. Kallis has played 28,903 balls in 166 Tests. Kallis has scored 13,289 runs in the Test. During this, he has scored 58 half -centuries and 45 centuries.

4- Shivnarayan Chanderpall- West Indies’ legendary batsman Shivnarayan Chanderpaul is at number four in this list. Chanderpall has faced 27,395 balls in 164 Tests. During this, he has scored 11,867 runs. Chanderpall has scored 66 half -centuries and 30 centuries in the Test.

5- Alan Border- Australia’s great batsman Alan Border is at number five in terms of playing the most balls in Test cricket. The border has played 27,002 balls in 156 Tests. The border has scored 10,927 runs. The border has scored 63 half -centuries and 27 centuries during this period.

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