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
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 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.
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.
Today he smiled when he referred to my first century there.
If we had rested him we might have had his services in Durban and here.
Chris Gayle will almost certainly play tomorrow. It will be good to have his batting, but it will also be as important to have him in the slips.
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.
When you pick seven batsmen you expect to win the match. Chris (Gayle) played pretty well, but the team didn't pull together.
Daniel is unlucky to miss out in this game but after tomorrow there are still two further training sessions before the first ODI at the Telstra Dome on Wednesday. ... We are very pleased to have nominated Brian Lara as our vice-captain. He has tremendous experience and will be able to provide invaluable support to our captain Shaun Pollock.
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.
Sachin Tendulkar is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.
If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.
If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it'll be Kallis or Dravid.