Brian Lara
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AMis a former Trinidadian international cricket player. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all-time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple hundred in first-class cricket history...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth2 May 1969
CitySanta Cruz, Trinidad And Tobago
When you pick seven batsmen you expect to win the match. Chris (Gayle) played pretty well, but the team didn't pull together.
As our national anthem played before the match, I looked up and saw him. I knew I was part of a great occasion.
The fact that a lot of former great players have taken time out to give me a call over the last couple of weeks, to instill some interest in me, in revisiting my position as a member of the West Indies team was in itself a very humbling experience.
It's a situation where we still have to sit and talk. It's not just my decision but I am very much interested in playing in the World Cup.
We had some great individual performances but one of the things we learnt from the English is how to put a game together. They played as a team for the whole five days all series,
If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin is the greatest player I have seen. I consider it an honour to have rubbed shoulders with him
Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt
The good thing is that a lot of the inexperienced players did really well, Devon Smith and Ryan Hinds with the bat and Tino Best and Fidel Edwards with the ball.
I knew that he had asked for me and I have looked forward to this moment.
What I've seen from young Smith so far is tremendous. His work ethic is great and that is what you need. You need to prepare yourself properly for Test cricket.
Australia came out victorious but I'm sure you'll agree we've got a good group of young players, very exciting players, and guys who want to represent their country.
Coming on the back of six poor performances -- on that front, I really enjoyed it. I didn't think it was my prettiest (innings). But coming out and scoring a double-century against the best team in the world on the opening day of the test match, it's a special feeling.
This is going to be my last time in New Zealand and I want it to be peaceful, but I wish the media had a little bit more respect for West Indies cricket.