Darren Bravo being compared to Brian Lara
After the first two Test matches ending in a draw, the Sri-Lankan captain won the toss and elected to field first. The Sri-Lankan team got a good start by getting the prize wicket of Chris Gayle of the very first ball of the match.
The young pacer Lakmal trapped Gayle in front of the stumps and Gayle had to take the long walk back after having to wait for the start of the match due to a wet outfield. The demise of Gayle brought back the younger of the Bravos to the crease.
Darren Bravo is on his debut Test series and has impressed one and all with his batting. He continued the innings along with Devon Smith and both the batsmen reached their fifties before Simth got out to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajantha-c42419 Mendis.
Most of the day was affected due to rain and only 40 overs were possible in the day. At the close of play West Indies managed to score 134 runs for the loss of two wickets with Darren Bravo and Shivnaraine Chanderpaul at the crease.
Darren Bravo has impressed one and all with his excellent batting performances. He has now scored fifties in all of his three Tests played until now and he is still not finished as he is unbeaten in the first innings with a score of 63. He had also scored
58 and 80 in the first and second drawn matches between Sri-Lanka and West Indies.
The young left hander has a batting style that reminds all cricket lovers of the great West Indian legend Brian Charles Lara. Darren is a second cousin of Lara as his grandfather and Lara’s mother were brother and sister.
Darren has grown up watching the great Lara and has always looked up to his performances. Darren is very new at the International arena and is well aware of what will be expected from him to fill in the boots of the legendary Lara. Darren has had three good
starts and one thing he would like to do is to capitalize on the starts he has got so far.
Darren has a very good opportunity to carry on with the start he has got and put his team in a good position. A lot would be expected of him as he has weathered the storm so far. One thing that can be a cause of concern to Darren is the treacherous weather
conditions in Sri-Lanka. The pauses in an innings can be a concern for the batsmen as the batsmen loses focus due to the stop-play-stop in an innings.
Alongside Darren is veteran cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shivnarine-Chanderpaul-c90073, who has seen it all at the toughest of levels. Chanderpaul has played with the very best of cricketers West Indies had produced over the years including Brian Lara and Darren can be guided by
the veteran.
West Indies cricket have done well in the Sri-Lankan conditions and Darren Bravo realizes the importance of his innings in the match. He started off his innings with three beautiful boundaries and then continued to impress until he was halted by bad light.
If Darren would be able to carry on a score a big century for himself, it would be a great thing in the context of the match and it will also be a great thing for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 cricket team, who will be relieved to have such a talent in the side after
some greats.
Comparing Darren with the great http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471 would be too much of a stretch and it would be unfair to Darren. It can easily pressurize the young batsmen as it is not easy being compared to a legend. Darren himself admitted that his batting style is
natural and he would not like to be compared to Lara straight away as the legendary Lara has too many records to his name and Darren is just starting his career.
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