'Rohit Sharma, definitely': Warner backs Indian opener to break Brian Lara's 400-run record
Cricket | December 01, 2019 12:43 ISTDavid Warner has backed Indian opener Rohit Sharma to go past the 400-run mark in a Test innings.
David Warner has backed Indian opener Rohit Sharma to go past the 400-run mark in a Test innings.
West Indian batting great Brian Lara on Thursday praised the current Indian pace attack, which reminded him of the deadly West Indian attacks of yore.
In the second Test against Australia in 2008, Tendulkar crossed the figure of 11,953 runs, which was till then the highest number of runs scored in red-ball cricket by Lara.
A host of cricket legends, which include Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag and Brett Lee are expected to return to action on February 2020 for the Road Safety World Series.
Roston Chase gave away his wicket after a promising start on Day 2, much like most of his West Indian teammates during the ongoing Test match against India.
Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan have been invited by Cricket West Indies to conduct a session with the Test squad before the start of the two-match series.
Ahead of the first Test between India and West Indies, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravindra Jadeja were among Indian players who attended the dinner at Brian Lara's residency.
Lara and Sarwan will be part of the pre-series camp, to be held in Antigua ahead of the first Test match against India.
Gayle on Sunday managed to score just 11 runs but that was enough for him to go past Lara's tally of 10,405 runs. He now sits on 10,408 runs and the match was also his 300th ODI.
While Ganguly explained in a normal way to Brian Lara what 'Dadagiri' is, Yuvraj Singh left a different interpretation of what exactly 'Dadagiri' means. Take a look.
Lara picked the knock over the monumental 375 and 400 not out against England, and he had his reasons.
Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar remains Lara's all-time favourite but in today's era, he said it is Kohli, who is the best.
West Indies cricket icon Brian Lara was Wednesday discharged from a hospital here, declared "fit and fine" a day after he complained of chest pain.
Lara was admitted to a city hospital after complaining of chest pain. The former West Indies captain said he felt uneasy after an extended workout session in the morning.
The West Indies legend was admitted to the Global Hospital in Mumbai after complaining of discomfort during an event.
With Dhawan now ruled out of the entire World Cup and replaced by young Rishabh Pant, Rahul looks set to open with Rohit in the remaining matches.
Brian Lara said he would not opt for the counter-attacking game against Jasprit Bumrah but just try and rotate the strike of each ball.
Just like Sehwag, Prithvi is also a fierce cutter of the ball and his short-arm pull at times is a carbon copy of the 'Nawab of Najafgarh'.
Pietersen fears that if the ball swung like it did on West Indies, England could be in trouble.
One of the greatest batsman to have ever graced the game, Lara spoke about his initiation to cricket and the sacrifices that his father made to make him a professional cricketer.
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