Brian Lara - The Prince - Cricketer Profile - 1990 – 2007
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471 is one of the most remarkable batsmen of West Indies, as he holds plenty of batting records, especially in Test cricket.
The left-handed batsman started his cricketing career while playing for Trinidad Under-16 team. Looking at his abilities and skills he was included in the West Indies Under-19 in the following year.
He also became the youngest captain of Trinidad and Tobago at the age of 20, in year 1990, leading them to victory in the Geddest Grant Sheild. In the same year, the West Indian made his Test debut against Pakistan, where he scored
46 and 6 runs.
Lara built many records in Test cricket at different occasions, and the most prominent is his highest individual unbeaten 501 runs in first-class cricket for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 at Edgbaston in 1994. Lara’s record of five
centuries in first-class is still not surpassed.
Batting in 232 Test innings, he scored 11953 runs at a brilliant average of 52.88, including 34 centuries and 48 fifties. In addition, the legendary West Indian batsman holds the record of hitting the highest Test scores with his
unbeaten 400 runs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at Antigua in 2004.
He is the only batsman, who achieved the feat of hitting a single century, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class cricket. In addition, Lara has also hit the most number of
Test runs in a single over (28) against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in 2004.
Lara’s performance against Australia in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1999, which resulted in a win for his side, was rated as the second best batting performance in the history of the Test cricket by Wisden.
The West Indian was awarded with the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World title in 1994 and 1995. Moreover, the batsman also stands among three cricketers who were honoured with prestigious BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the
Year awards.
For his invaluable services, he was given the post of honorary member of the Order of Australia on November 2009. Looking at his increasing popularity, the cricketer was given the nickname as “The Prince of Port of Spain or shortly
“The Prince”. Lara has hit centuries against all the Test playing nations. He holds the record of hitting most centuries in West Indies cricketing history.
He made his One Day international debut in November 1990 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, in Karachi. Batting in 289 ODI innings, the left-hander scored 10405 runs at an average of 40.48, including 19 centuries and 63 fifties. His highest ODI
scored was 169, which he amassed while playing against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in Sharjah, October 1995.
Being captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions
Trophy, and ended as runners-up in each high-profile game.
The West Indian is also valued, as he became the first cricketer for his side, who amassed 10, 000 runs in ODI cricket, on December 16, 2006.
Lara announced his retirement from the limited-overs format of the game on April 10, 2007, and nine days later he announced to quit from all the forms of International cricket. Lara also expressed his wish of playing in the Indian
Premier League fourth edition, and despite staying away from cricket for a long time period; he attracted the highest reserve price of $400,000, in January’s 2011 IPL auction.
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