- Son Tagenarine Chanderpaul acted in Hindi film 83 playing Larry Gomes.
- Retired after appearing in 164 tests, a record for a West Indies cricketer. [February 2023].
- Second West Indies cricketer after Brian Lara to score over 10000 test runs.
- Till 2000, he was under criticism for not being able to convert fifties into hundreds, much of which however was attributed to a floating bone in his foot. Post a successful surgery, he became one of the most prolific batsmen of the 2000s till his retirement.
- His aggregate of 5379 runs is the highest run tally for any batsman in lost causes. Chanderpaul accumulated the runs in 77 lost tests, also a record. Both of these records were previously held by Brian Lara who had scored 5316 runs in 63 lost tests. [February 2023].
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 2008. The same year, he was the recipient of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy from the International Cricket Council.
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