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.
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'.
Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara reckons Delhi Capitals' pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada could be an anxious man right now given his poor form in the IPL.
West Indies captain Brian Lara declined to write off struggling Zimbabwe ahead of the next two one-day internationals in Georgetown this weekend.
Brian Lara said while Kapil Dev and Jacques Kallis' love for the sport is well known, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is among the best.
Legendary batter Brian Lara feels that West Indies cricketers cannot be faulted for preferring lucrative T20 franchise leagues around the world, like IPL, to national duty, saying playing the game these days is also about "making a living".
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.
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.
Brian Lara's countless fans heaved a huge sigh of relief after he declared on Tuesday evening "I am fine and will be back in my hotel room tomorrow" following hospitalisation in Mumbai due to chest pain.
Captain Brian Lara said the entire team is behind Marlon Samuels in this hour of crisis.
The West Indies is ranked eighth in one-day as well as Test cricket.
West Indies recalled ace batsman Brian Lara for the two-Test series against Pakistan
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.
Following the four one-dayers, Sri Lanka and the West Indies will play two Test matches.
Legendary cricketer Ian Chappell's insightful writings, critical reviews and anecdotes from his playing days will be missed. The Australian icon brought the curtain down on his more than five-decade-long journalistic career, penning his last piece on Sunday.
The West Indies captain said he will take his place for this weekend's back-to-back games in Trinidad.
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
The two players were fined half their match fees for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
West Indies were 95 for one on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand in Napier
Terming Sachin Tendulkar's batting technique as the best in the world, legendary West Indian cricketer Brian Lara said if he had a son he would have asked him to learn from the videos of the Indian great to excel in the sport.
Reader Leslie Cornelius sent us this picture from Tobago.
The Prime Minister's XI won the match on the Duckworth Lewis system by six runs.
The left-hander is just 11 runs behind Allan Border's record of 11,174 after blasting an unbeaten double-century on the opening day of the third Test against Australia.
The Windies skipper dodged questions about his health, praised his team and predicted a brave new world for West Indies cricket.
Brian Lara has earned the distinction of being on the losing side for the most number of times in Tests
The ace leg spinner said he had been flooded with messages from all quarters and expressed gratitude to all.
"You don't sledge Lara because you don't want to wake him up," said the former England captain.
The West Indies selectors kept Brian Lara out of the ODI squad to preserve him for Tests against Pakistan
Glenn McGrath continued to lead the bowlers' list in the ICC Test rankings
Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara feels cricket is a "dying sport", which has got a fresh lease of life in Twenty20 -- a format that has revived the spectators' interest in the game.
The organisers said they were expecting Brian Lara, captain of Mumbai Champions, later this week.
West Indies captain Brian Lara stroked an unbeaten 116 to lead his side to a four-wicket win over Australia A.
Lara is just the fifth batsman to score 9,000 runs in Tests.
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