Guyanese Shivnarine Chanderpaul has finally retired from international cricket.
Chanderpaul, widely considered one of the greatest batsmen to ever play for the West Indies, had been reluctant to announce his retirement after being dropped from the West Indies senior team which faced Australia in the Caribbean last year.
At the time Chanderpaul, whom many felt was still good enough to play for the West Indies team given the often pathetic batting displays in test matches, had felt that he was being forced into