Brian Lara mulling on return to cricket field
One of the greatest batsmen of all time Brian Lara has indicated that he might return to the playing field and play in T20 leagues around the World after a brief stint with a league in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The former West Indian captain, who is hailed as one of the legends of the game quit the international game some three years ago, since then he has made appearances in the instant format of the game at the league level.
After playing in Zimbabwe he indicated that he was looking forward to batting at the league level for a year or two more provided he remains fit.
Lara is also targeting the Indian Premier League, which is regarded as the most lucrative in the World. The players taking part in the event have made a fortune especially leading international stars.
However, the Trinidadian believes that he would have to step up to the plate big time if he has to flex his muscles in the tournament where competition is extremely intense.
"If I was to give myself a chance to play in the IPL, then I need to start now", he said. "I tried negotiating with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 in May and that fell through. I am not going to say that I am ready for the IPL. The option is around the corner, and I have put my
name in the hat. But I need to play cricket regularly from now till then to get fit and capable of doing justice to the game and to my form in such a highly competitive league".
Lara was one of the most sellable sights on a cricket field in his pomp. He was the first batsman to score 400 runs in a Test innings. Besides he holds the record of highest individual scores in both first class and Test cricket with his 400 against England
being the only instance of a batsman reaching the quadruple hundred in the longest format of the game.
In his hey days the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 was regarded as a real force in international arena especially till the mid and late nineties when the likes of Lara, Carl Hooper, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh were around playing international cricket.
After his retirement the once mighty West Indies plummeted to the lows of losing a Test and ODI series to the minnows of international cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 at home.
Although that team did not have some of the leading stars of present day cricket the likes of Chris Gayle and Shiv Chanderpaul representing the Islanders.
Lara remains passionate about West Indian cricket. He feels that there is still enough talent that can give them success at the highest level for many years yet, but the important thing is to channelize the talent and move them in the right
direction.
"What I am worried about is those three-four years from teenage life to early twenties. What happens? Do they grab hold of international cricket? They can't do that by themselves. There's got to be a supporting team behind them to make
sure that they elevate themselves very quickly to that level".
Lara admitted that the struggles of the West Indian cricket are not necessarily linked to the attitude of the players, it has more to do with their management."I see ordinary Australians get on the scene and in three or four years they
are top-class players", he said. "I see [that] in the West Indies, really special young players get out there and struggle, [and] can't find their way".
For the time being though the fans of the batting maestro hope that they see him set alight cricketing fields once again with his trademark drives, cuts and pulls.
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