Profile of Brian Lara

Full Name: Brian Charles Lara

Born: May 2, 1969 in Trinidad, West Indies

Batting Style Left-handed batsman

Bowling Style Legbreak googly

Test Debut Pakistan vs. West Indies at Lahore – December 6-11, 1990

ODI Debut Pakistan vs. West Indies at Karachi – November 9, 1990

A timeless craftsman, Brian Lara is master at the art of crafting runs by the bulk. One of the legends of cricket, he is truly the pride of West Indies. A team that went into oblivion after reining supreme for the 70s and 80s was revived by the spark called Brian Charles Lara.

Despite his extraordinary talent and superb batsmanship, Brian Lara has not been a consistent player. His career has been marred by a number of injuries that have made him vulnerable and subdued. As a captain, Lara has not been successful. He has failed to pass his charisma on to his teammates. Eventually, the burden of captaincy took its toll on Lara, the batsman, evident from the drop in his averages during that phase.

Lara forbade captaincy for some time and tried to regain lost form. However, lack of an inspirational leader at the helm prompted him to get back to the task within no time. He captained the West Indies squad for World Cup

Brian Lara has to his name some of the most awe-inspiring batting records. His 400 not out against England at St. John’s, West Indies, is the highest individual Test score. In first-class matches, Lara has a record score of 501 not out. Overall, in 299 ODIs, Brian Lara has scored more than 10,405 runs at an average of 41. His Test record stands at 11,953 runs in 131 matches.