His 146 against the West Indies in the drawn second Test lifted him above Pakistan's Inazamam-ul Haq and South Africa's Jacques Kallis.
India are pressing for a rare win in the Caribbean after making West Indies follow-on in the second Test.
The covers remain on and play is unlikely to start before the lunch break on Day 4 in the second Test between India and the West Indies.
Sunil Gavaskar wrote Virender Sehwag's 180 in the second Test against the West Indies reminded him of Viv Richards
"I don't think we need to take a step backwards now. It is about going forward, getting the confidence up again," Lara said.
On-air commentary will be done by Ian Bishop, Tony Cozier, Jeffrey Dujon, Dean Jones and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
The USA, which was looking to host some of the matches, will miss out.
West Indies recalled ace batsman Brian Lara for the two-Test series against Pakistan
All eight venues selected to host matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 received the\n\nstamp of approval for their detailed stadium designs and operational plans.
The queries, sent in November, were mainly about Capital Investment Trust, which the I-T department said, was used for the purpose of transferring foreign funds comprising global depository receipts (GDRs) of the value of $400 million to two Indian entities - Reliance Utilities & Power (RUPL) and Reliance Port & Terminal (RPTL), owned by the Ambani family. A show-cause notice issued on March 29 to Ambani's wife Nita, and their three children.
While former Delhi skipper Mithun Manhas will be the chief coach, Klusener's appointment is certainly the most high profile among the support staff across domestic teams.
India will be based at Trinidad & Tobago in the preliminary round of the 2007 World Cup.
Former captain Khaled Mashud's maiden Test century helped Bangladesh secure a meritable draw on the final day of the first Test.
The left-arm Indian pacer said he would have to back to the basics to recapture his form.
Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan is set to become the third generation of a cricket family to play in Tests.
West Indies suffered to their second successive series whitewash when they lost to Pakistan in the third ODI by 22 runs.
Pakistan won the second One-Day International and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
The West Indies selectors kept Brian Lara out of the ODI squad to preserve him for Tests against Pakistan
Pace bowler Mohammed Shami complained of soreness in his knee after the third Test.
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Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Rain is also forecast for St Lucia, the location for the fifth and sixth one-dayers, set for Saturday and Sunday.
Pedro Collins took six wickets for 53 runs to bowl West Indies to an innings and 99 runs victory in the second Test against Bangladesh.
The West Indies fast bowler was fined 75 per cent of his match fee for deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play.
Bangladesh were 94 for six at the close on day four of the first Test against West Indies to take a lead of 158 into the final day.
Bangladesh posted their highest Test total before being dismissed for 416 on the day three of the first Test against WI in St Lucia.
Bangladesh moved to an impressive 406 for nine wickets at the close of play on the rain-affected second day of the first Test against West Indies.
Skipper Habibul Bashar struck a fluent ton to lead the tourists to a respectable 278 for seven on the first day of the opening Test against WI.
The medal table of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Brian Lara threatened to resign as West Indies captain if his side fail to beat Bangladesh in the second Test.
The 42-year-old batsman played 31 Tests and scored 1,944 runs, at an average of 34.11. He has five hundreds and 11 fifties in the longest format, with 212 his highest score.
West Indies and Bangladesh will play two Twenty20 matches in Florida in August, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Tuesday.
Yohan Blake had to settle for a second bronze and Elaine Thompson a single silver as Jamaica's vaunted sprinters failed to fire in the relays on the final day of athletics at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
Placed fourth after the first leg on Tuesday, the 48-year-old had a dream run on the final day to secure six wins and three draws in the nine rounds to draw level with the world No 3 American Nakamura to force a play-off.
Presenting the top models who worked the ramp for ace designers at the recently concluded Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2017.
Modi announced a USD 14-million grant for community development projects in the Caricom and another USD 150 million line of credit for solar, renewable energy and climate- change related projects, a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Sarfraz Ahmed will continue as Pakistan captain at the World Cup in May despite serving a suspension for breaching the anti-racism code, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said on Tuesday.
