The ace batsman will lead a 16-man squad for the four-Test series in starting at Lord's on July 22.\n\n
Lara and Sarwan put on 179 as the West Indies closed the day on 294 for three in reply to the visitors' 284.
In the last Test series the Windies skipper stroked 688 runs at an average of 114.67, while the Lankan skipper accumulated 403 runs, being dismissed only once.
The West Indies batting legend will lead one of the newly-former league's teams.
South Africa, replying to West Indies' total of 347, were 182 for 3 on the second day of the second Test.
Lara became the West Indies' all-time leading Test run scorer on Thursday in the second Test against Zimbabwe. \n\n
West Indies great Brian Lara believes that a batsman of Suryakumar Yadav's calibre should have been in the Indian white-ball squad for the tour of Australia.
The Indian all-rounder though says the Indian ace holds an edge over the West Indies genius.
Sri Lanka who resumed day two on 250 for four, were bowled out for 354.
Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo and Fidel Edwards are also eligible for selection for the second Test against South Africa.
The Windies batting maestro described Tendulkar as player capable of single-handedly changing the course of a match.
West Indies captain Brian Lara says batting last on a difficult track at the Antigua Recreation Ground will not be easy.
Brian Lara will captain West Indies for the home series against England and Bangladesh.
The West Indies suffered the first whitewash in their history when they were beaten 5-0 in South Africa in 1998.
'We have to lay a bit more importance on partnerships and understanding a bit of match awareness. It's all great to be aggressive but you have to got to use a little bit of upstairs to get the job done.'
Pakistan were 21 without loss at lunch, with their team still requiring 213 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Eulogising Virat Kohli's phenomenal achievements is the new normal and latest to join the bandwagon is West Indies legend Brian Lara terming the Indian captain as "game's leader at the moment."
"I hope I'm not speaking out of turn, but I do feel it's my last two one-day internationals in Trinidad," Lara told reporters.
"I don't think we need to take a step backwards now. It is about going forward, getting the confidence up again," Lara said.
He also picked that knock over the monumental 375 and 400 not out against England, and he had his reasons.
Brian Lara threatened to resign as West Indies captain if his side fail to beat Bangladesh in the second Test.
"Mumbai is my second home and God willing I would like to come here quite often," the Pakistan fast bowler said.
The 36-year-old may have played his last Test in Australia.
The 32-year left-hander wants to stay fit for the 2007 World Cup.
Legendary fast bowler Michael Holding on Wednesday dismissed Brian Lara's criticism of his conduct during West Indies' 1980 tour of New Zealand, saying he has "never been interested" in the batting great's opinions.
Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara paid rich tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, saying the Indian batting maestro is the most deserving batsman to break his world record and become the highest run-getter in Test cricket.
Brian Lara cracked a brilliant 156 to steer West Indies to a 58-run win over Pakistan at Adelaide Oval.
Congratulating batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first person to hit a double hundred in one day internationals, West Indies cricket great Brian Lara on Thursday night said that he would be happy if the Indian went on to surpass his score of unbeaten 400 in Test cricket.
South Africa's bid to lift a first major cricket trophy could come down to whether they can finally shed the unwanted tag of "chokers".
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.
Adrian Barath's century in his debut Test at Brisbane proved that the visiting West Indies team should not unnecessarily fear the Australians, batting great Brian Lara said.
The SA paceman enjoyed what cricket fans might see as the dream honeymoon -- he dismissed Brian Lara twice in a day
It was Chris Gayle who suggested Dwayne Bravo to bowl a slower delivery to Yuvraj Singh in the end, revealed the West Indian captain
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