Coach Simmons meets with Chanderpaul

Coach of the West Indies cricket team, Phil Simmons, has met with struggling veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul to discuss his future with the regional side.

Chanderpaul, who turns 41 in August, and who is nearing Brian Lara’s mark for the most test runs by a West Indian, had a miserable tour against England, where he tallied just 92 runs at a lowly average of 15.33 from six innings.

According to the  Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Newspaper, it's understood that coach Simmons met with Chanderpaul on Monday for a meeting which from all reports went very well.

In his 20th year of test cricket, Chanderpaul  is steadily closing in on Lara’s record as the most prolific west indies batsman. Lara, who played in 131 test matches between 1990 and 2006 in his illustrious career, amassed 11,953 runs at an average 52.88.