Chanderpaul leaving mid-match to collect awards

By Zoisa Fraser with photos by Jules Gibson

Should Shivnarine Chanderpaul have been allowed to leave midway through Guyana’s Carib Beer Cup match against the Windward Islands to collect his awards in Trinidad? We asked several persons this question and this is what they had to say:

Lennox Lewis, mason – `That was not right. That sort of behaviour showed that he wasn’t committed to the game. He should have just let his name be called at the ceremony and then collect his awards later. I think that Chanderpaul should have at least paid a fine for his behaviour. He is showing the others in the team that they too can do as they like – just leave in the middle of a game and then come back and that would be okay with management and cricket fans. As a senior West Indies player, he should have known better and set an example for the younger ones.’