Brian Lara – The Greatest Batsman in Cricket
Brian Lara is known to be the best batsman of all times mesmerizing a the cricket fans with his ability to handle the batting. A batsman is known to have an indelible mark the moment he has a signature shot which in Lara case this happened for a few signature shots.
But his abilities in batting are not the only ones, also in 2010 he got the highest individual scores in Test and First class innings and as such holding the world record. The cores go like this: 400 not out in Test-best, and 501 in the First Class best.
He is known to have his debut in 1990, after which he was shortly seen as a brilliant talent in the cricket world. His authority in the game was due to his maiden Test century against Australian in 1992, when he scored a hugely 277.
This way he managed to dominate the Australian bowling attacking in fact not offering a bit of chance. His bahavior as much as it was revered in the field was not liked at all in his private life where he was seen as a prima-dona, this is the reason why many of cricket fans like him and dislike him on the same time.
In 1998 he was assumed the role of a captain and because fame happened to him at so early age, he was only 23, maybe there was also a lot of pressure involved which many of his detractors couldn’t understand. After 2 years only he resigned from the West Indies captain role as he was not satisfied with his performance.
Three occasions were given to him to be the West Indie team captain, but each of these positions ended up in controversial situations. When he last resigned from the captain position at the age of 38 he was still in his top condition. His departure actually happened at the end of the World Cup Campaign in 2007 lead by West Indie team.
In the next seasons Lara played for Trinidad and Tobago First -Class games (2007/2008) with a massive scoring against Guyana. The season ended before it was programmed as Lionel Baker belonging to Leeward Islands team has fractured with a bouncer his forearm. There was also an ODI debut for the West Indies when playing 2 years later against Pakistan.
Brian Lara is also known to have played for Warwickshire in England, Mumbai Champs in India, Northern Tranvaal in RSA as well as in ICC World XI. Brian Lara is to be remembered as the living legend of the cricket game and the greatest batsman ever. He will keep being an inspiration to those who are into cricket games, especially the young generations.
