Lara: Runs and Records
As Lara has stated after giving up captaincy in 2000, his only aim was to become the best or one of the best batsmen of the century.
"I think it's testimony to the fact that I've spent 15-16 years playing Test cricket," he told a news conference on Friday.
"Anybody who has spent that sort of time and is any sort of decent batsman is going to be in and around records.
"I've had my ups and downs but I'm still here, I'm still fighting."
