Hong Kong-Bound Chanderpaul Honoured by ICC

The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes has been accustomed addition addition with brilliant allure Shivnarine Chanderpaul accepting called Cricketer of the Year by the sport’s apple body.

The West Indian ace was crowned at the International Cricket Council’s anniversary awards celebration in Dubai on Wednesday.

“I’m honoured to be accustomed this celebrated award,” said Chanderpaul, who had already been called Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

“A appropriate acknowledge you goes out to my manager, my abettor and all my supporters in the Caribbean and throughout the world. It's aswell important that I acknowledge my teammates after whom this wouldn't accept been possible.”

During the voting period, left-hander Chanderpaul played eight analysis matches, scoring 819 runs at an boilerplate of 91.00, including three centuries and six fifties, all adjoin the top seven teams in the world.

He aswell played 13 one day internationals in that time, topping the averages with 74.75 accepting denticulate 598 runs, with a aeon and 5 fifties.

Chanderpaul will band up with above New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming and Australian abundant Justin Langer for the All-Stars if the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is captivated at Kowloon Cricket Club from November 8-9.

“It’s abundant account for the Sixes that Chanderpaul has been recognised in this way by the ICC,” said clash administrator Mark Burns.

“We are committed to bringing apple chic players to our accident and they don’t appear any bigger than the man who holds not alone the ICC and Wisden Cricketer of the Year titles but aswell acme the accepted ICC batting rankings.

“We’re abiding Hong Kong admirers are traveling to appetite watching such a fantastically accomplished amateur who is at the aiguille of his game.”

The All-Stars will accompany six test-playing nations and hosts Hong Kong in the agency for the Sixes.

The clash is accepting organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.