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Brian Lara is a former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a skilled batsman , and was known for his ability to bat for long and high-scoring innings . [1] From his debut in international cricket in 1990 to his retirement in 2007, Lara scored 11,953 runs in Tests and 10,405 in One Day Internationals (ODI), accumulating a total of 53 centuries . [2]
Brian Lara, popularly known as the 'Prince of Trinidad' and 'Prince of Port of Spain', is a legendary cricketer who played for the West Indies.The left-handed batsman gained prominence for playing big knocks and holds many records, including the highest scorer in both an international Test inning (400 not out) and in a first-class inning (501 not out).
Apr 19, 2020 · Brian Lara, the game’s greatest record-breaker revisits the stories behind those historic innings in an exclusive chat with Jo Harman. Intro by Roshan Gede. A delightful stroke-maker, a proven match-winner and a man worthy of the title ‘Prince’, Brian Charles Lara formed the core of the greatest batsmen of his generation alongside Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and a few others.
Though Lara is known for his composure on the field. However, during India-West Indies test match in 2006, when Darren Ganga took the Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s catch at deep mid-wicket, Brian Lara asked Dhoni to walk off. That incident caused a huge controversy in media.
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Jan 7, 2023 · Brian Lara broke the Test world record score twice – and holds the all-time first-class record to boot. Yet he does not consider either his 375, or his undefeated 400 – both made against ...
In the twilight of his career, West Indian legend Brian Lara gave Australian audiences one last performance to remember, a majestic double century in Adelaid...
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