Captain Brian Lara said West Indies face a true test of character in the four Tests against India
Brian Lara came out in support of the Indian batsman, saying he will be back to where he belongs
Among all the Indian captains that he has played against, Sourav Ganguly is the "favourite" of West Indian batting legend and former skipper Brian Lara as he feels his leadership against arch-rivals Australia was "astonishing".
The left-hander promised his home crowd a double century after scoring 159 not out on the first day.
'I remember on occasions where I lay in my room feeling the despair. It (mental health issue) is real, it is part of all sport and it is coming to the fore now with a lot more aggression. Players are at least standing up and saying 'I need to just remove myself, fight myself and comeback again'
Shubman Gill was awarded the 'Player of the Match' for his match-winning knock of 85 runs.
The West Indies captain will miss the first match against England after aggravating a finger injury during the fourth Test.
Lara scored a defiant 72 in his 100th Test as WI ended day one at 232-8 against SA.
Former West Indies great Brian Lara has named Brendon McCullum as skipper of his Dream World Cup XI, which has three Indians in it.
Brian Lara's comparison with compatriot Darren Bravo is not something new, but the youngster hit another similarity with the West Indian great when his century against India, on Thursday, made his average -- 47.05 -- exactly the same as that of former captain after 12 Tests.
Australia, already 2-0 ahead in the series, reached 320 for three at the close on the first day.
"I just hope that the negativity surrounding this (doping) case does not spiral into anything else," he said.
Lara, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo, who were all among the players sponsored by Cable & Wireless, were named in the squad for the second Test.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has rated Brian Lara ahead of Sachin Tendulkar as he feels that the West Indian helped his team win more matches.
"Experiments are done keeping in view the importance of match and tournament," said the West Indies captain.
Like Kumble's broken jaw, Pant batting with broken foot will be remembered for 50 years: Manjrekar
West Indian great Brian Lara will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2012 ICC Awards in Colombo on Saturday evening.
West Indies captain Brian Lara declined to write off struggling Zimbabwe ahead of the next two one-day internationals in Georgetown this weekend.
Chase and Greaves took a particular liking to Pakistan's part-timers of Saim Ayub and Salman Agha, with the pair each conceding 33 runs from their spell as the West Indies squared the series at 1-1 ahead of the final match at the same ground on Tuesday.
Some of former West Indies captain Brian Lara's stolen cricketing memorabilia and other valuables worth $1 million have been recovered by the Trinidad police, which has arrested seven men in connection with the theft at his home in Port of Spain.
West Indies' captain hailed young paceman Jerome Taylor and his side's teamwork for the tense 10-run victory over Australia in Wednesday's Champions Trophy Group A tie.
The Sachin Tendulkar fan club keeps getting bigger with West Indies batting legend Brian Lara describing him as the best batsman in the world right now and former England captain Alec Stewart calling him 'the modern day Don Bradman'.
Captain Brian Lara said the entire team is behind Marlon Samuels in this hour of crisis.
West Indies recalled ace batsman Brian Lara for the two-Test series against Pakistan
The West Indies is ranked eighth in one-day as well as Test cricket.
Following the four one-dayers, Sri Lanka and the West Indies will play two Test matches.
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's had helped him a lot during the thrashing by Brian Lara in the second Test.
The batting maestro scored his 34th Test hundred as the West Indies ended day 3 in the second Test against Pakistan on 509-5 in the first innings.
The West Indies captain said he will take his place for this weekend's back-to-back games in Trinidad.
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has described Shivnarine Chanderpaul as 'one of the giants of the Caribbean cricket' and expressed that the recently retired batsman should have been given a 'proper send-off' in international cricket.
West Indian captain Brian Lara admitted that Sachin Tendulkar's presence would have made a difference to the Indian team
The West Indies captain dismissed suggestions that his team chocked under pressure in the first ODI against India.\n
West Indies were 95 for one on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand in Napier
