Lara is gradually and subtly preparing Abhishek for his Test debut. Abhishek, who has already played 30 games for his team and is scheduled to make his first World Cup appearance in two months.
For a brief period in 2003, Matthew Hayden's 380 runs against Zimbabwe set the world record for the greatest individual score in Test cricket. It was broken by Brian Lara.
Brian Lara holds the record for hitting the highest number of runs in a Test inning.
Australia won the inconsequential third Test by 176 runs, riding on Mitchell Starc's sensational 6/9 and Scott Boland's hat-trick to dismiss the West Indies for 27 -- the second-lowest total ever in Test cricket.
Wiaan Mulder scored 367 runs, including four sixes and 49 fours. His 334-ball stint at the crease gave him the second-fastest triple century.
Wiaan Mulder became the fifth-highest scorer in a Test innings and surpassed Hashim Amla's 311* to record the best score by a South African batsman.
Wiaan Mulder's commanding knock not only showcased remarkable form but also secured him a place among the top five highest individual scores in Test cricket history.
India vs West Indies, IML 2025 Final live streaming: The IML final between India Masters and West Indies Masters on Sunday promises to be a thrilling culmination of what has been a splendid tournament.
A quick learner, Abhishek Sharma has evolved significantly as a cricketer, with Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, and Brian Lara playing instrumental roles in his transformation.
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is equipped to "play in any conditions" but will need to make some mental adjustments for the upcoming tour of Australia, the legendary Brian Lara said.
Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara accurately predicted Afghanistan's entry into the T20 World Cup semi-finals well over a month ago. In addition to predicting West Indies, Lara also correctly anticipated India and England reaching the semi-finals.
At the Tiger Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata, West Indies legend Lara named his top five Indian players and how their brilliance aligned with the team's glories.
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews became the first cricketer to be given timed out in the 146-year history of international cricket. However, his was far from being the first unusual dismissal in cricket World Cup history.
Ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup, here's a look at the 5 highest run-getters in the tournament's history from outside of India.
Chasing a 172-run target set by KKR, SRH lost the match by five runs as they were restricted to 166 for eight here on Thursday night.
"Losing wickets always sets you back. The couple of victories we had, we had an opener batting through. Doesn't matter how deep you bat, you want to make sure the right batters are getting the opportunity to score runs and we didn't take that opportunity in this match," Lara said at the post-match press conference.
The former West Indies skipper had joined SRH as the strategic advisor and batting coach last December.
Despite retiring in 2007, Lara’s popularity is intact in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, where he is the unofficial “Prince of Port of Spain”.
With Bumrah, a number-10 batter on the strike, England's top pacer Stuart Broad ended up conceding 35 runs of his over.
Brian Lara’s list of five best cricketers of this era includes two Indians – Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. While Kohli featured in Lara’s list of five best batsmen of the current era, Bumrah was named in the best bowlers list.
Sehwag's decision comes only two days after one of his contemporaries Zaheer Khan decided to call time on his career. A day before his 37th birthday, Sehwag unveiled at the launch ceremony of the veterans 2020 league in Dubai.
The company is a leading over-the-top (OTT) provider for Indian content, and has entered the market with over 200 channels in 12 languages.
The growing popularity of Twenty20 internationals will not harm test cricket because the two formats of the game can thrive together, former West Indies captain Brian Lara said on Thursday.
A list of the leading runscorers in test match cricket after Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene became the ninth batsman to reach 10,000 runs on the first day of the second test against South Africa on Monday:
Batting legend Viv Richards has not seen Sir Donald Bradman but of all those he has seen, including compatriot Brian Lara, none has been better than iconic Indian Sachin Tendulkar.