New Delhi: Veteran West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is hopeful of battling the odds as far as his comeback is concerned and is aiming for one last shot to complete 12,000 runs in Test cricket before retirement.

"My ambition is to become the first West Indies batsman to score 12,000 runs in Test cricket. That will be a huge achievement and something that I will cherish forever. I want to retire as the highest run-scorer in West Indies cricket. I hope I am given a chance to realise my dreams," Chanderpaul, who is just three weeks short of his 41st birthday, told PTI during an interaction.