THE GREAT BRIAN LARA

Full name Brian Charles Lara
CountryWest Indies
BornMay 2, 1969, Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad
Current age37 years 230 days
Major teamsWest Indies, ICC World XI, Northern Transvaal, Trinidad & Tobago, Warwickshire
Batting styleLeft-hand bat
Bowling styleLegbreak googly

Brain Lara Profile

Lara holds several world records for high scoring. He has the highest individual score in both first-class cricket (501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994) and Test cricket (400 not out for the West Indies against England in 2004). He also holds the record for the highest total number of runs in a Test career, after overtaking Allan Border in November 2005. He is the only man to have reclaimed the Test record score, having scored 375 against England in 1994, a record that stood until Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. His 400 not out also made him the second player after Don Bradman to score two Test triple-centuries, and the second after Bill Ponsford to score two first-class quadruple-centuries. He has scored nine double centuries in Test cricket, second only to Bradman's twelve.Lara captained the West Indies from 1997 to 1999. He was reappointed as captain against the touring Australians in 2003, and struck 110 in his first Test match back in charge, showing signs of him returning to his best. In September 2004, West Indies won the ICC Champions Trophy in England under his captaincy.

In March 2005, Lara declined selection for the West Indies team because of a dispute over his personal Cable & Wireless sponsorship deal, which clashed with the Cricket Board's main sponsor, Digicel. Six other players were involved in this dispute, including stars Christopher Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and Dwayne Bravo. Lara says[citation needed] he declined selection in a stand of solidarity, when these players were dropped because of their sponsorship deals. The issue was resolved after the first Test of the series against the touring South African team.Lara returned to the team for the second Test (and scored a huge first innings score of 196), but in the process lost his captaincy indefinitely to the newly-appointed Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In the next Test, against the same opponents, he scored a 176 in the first innings. After a one day series against South Africa, he scored his first Test century against the visiting Pakistanis in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.

On April 26, 2006 Lara was reappointed the captain of the West Indies cricket team for the third time. This followed the resignation of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who had been captain for thirteen months - in which the West Indies won just one of the 14 Test matches they had competed. In May 2006, Lara led the West Indies to successful One-Day series victories against Zimbabwe and India. Lara's team played Australia in the final for the ICC Champions Trophy and lost.

On 16 December 2006 he became the first player for the West Indies to pass 10000 One Day International runs and along with Sachin Tendulkar one of only two players to do so in both forms of the game

Trivia

In a 1994 Bradman Foundation charity match, Lara was dismissed by Australian women's cricket team all-rounder,

At the time that Lara made his historic 501 not out against Durham, he was sponsored by one of Levis' rivals

Lara loves carnivals, Chinese and Italian food, and is known to be a practical joker

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