Shiv seeks Windies' success in NZ
December 05, 2008 00:00:00
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has said he will look at not only achieving personal goals on the tour of New Zealand but will also be keen to play a major role in West Indies' success as a team, Cricinfo reports.
"I want to improve all the time," he said. "I try harder, I work harder and I try to eliminate any mistakes. I just try to get better. The aim is to improve my skills. You never know what will happen on the cricket field, but you know once you prepare properly you give yourself every chance to play well."
Chanderpaul, the ICC's Cricketer of the Year in 2008, currently heads its Test batting rankings. He is also currently No. 4 in the ODI player rankings and was the third-highest run-scorer for West Indies in their previous ODI series - a 0-3 whitewash against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi last month - with 146 runs in the three matches at 73.00.
He was also the highest run-getter in West Indies' previous Tests series, at home against Australia in May-June this year. He scored 442 runs at 147.33 but, as has often been the case, could not prevent Australia from winning the three-match encounter 2-0.