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Chanderpaul is the second West Indian to reach the milestone
West Indies veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the seventh cricketer in history to play 300 first-class matches after Denis Compton, Sachin Tendulkar, Sir Garfield Sobers, Kumar Ranjitsinhji, Graeme Hick and Barry Richards.
McCullum believes Cook is well on his way to becoming a legend of the game
England captain Alastair Cook has received high praise from New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who noted that his English counterpart was on the path to immortalising himself as one of the greatest Test cricketers the world has ever seen.
Smith and Ponting had some brilliant rivalries and were at the centre of many classic matches
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has become the latest cricketer to pay tribute to Ricky Ponting after the former Australia skipper announced his retirement prior to the start of the third Test against the Proteas at Perth.
