Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara and dashing Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist are among overseas players who have been put in the top bracket base price for the upcoming auctions of the fourth edition of Indian Premier League.
Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Lara refused to blame his side's poor batting for the loss.
West Indies batting great Brian Lara revealed the person who inspired him to take up cricket.
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara, in Delhi for a cricket clinic, talks about the disappointment of being ignored at the IPL auction, India's chances at the upcoming World Cup and his life after quiting the game.
West Indies named a squad shorn of several leading players for their July tour of Sri Lanka as a result of the contract dispute.
The former West Indies captain, who spent a couple of hours with young kids at the Khar Gymkhana in Mumbai on Friday, teaching them the finer nuances of batting, reveals what it takes to be the best in the world.
The Indian ace will lead the MCC side while the International XI will be captained by the West Indian.
BCCI has radical plans to allow participation of overseas players in major domestic tournaments.
"Brian has a long-standing chronic problem in his left knee and after the first one-dayer he pulled up a bit sore in that knee," team physiotherapist Stephen Partridge said in a statement on Tuesday.
West Indian batting legend Brian Lara is not overtly disappointed by the IPL snub but said the franchisees missed the "broader picture" by not bidding for him in the recently-held auction in Bangalore.
India could use the ODI series on the tour, to test out players ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup starting in October, later this year.
"I was trying to get as close as possible to 400, but it didn't happen," said the West Indies opener.
Trinidad and Tobago ended a 21-year title drought on Sunday when they hammered Barbados by 264 runs to clinch the Carib Beer Cup.
The most powerful man in world cricket today himself retrieved the ball from amidst the seats and threw it back onto the field. It was then that everyone realised Jay Shah is a left-hander.
The pair added 185 for the third wicket and steered West Indies, 252 behind from the first innings, to 381 for five at the close on the third day.
The West Indies skipper said his players but must find the mental strength to back up their ability.
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has tipped England to win the Champions Trophy beginning next week.
Lara told reporters after West Indies defeated Pakistan that it was important for him to get runs in the World Cup.
The duo skipped the second ODI where Hardik Pandya led the side that went down to the West Indies by six wickets.
Former West Indies opening batsman Gordon Greenidge was appointed as the new convener of West Indies selectors.
SRH pays the price for being too passive, says Lara
Batting legend Brian Lara failed with the bat for third time in a row as Mumbai Champs crashed to a 24-run loss against Delhi Jets in the Indian Cricket League in Panchkula on Friday night.
While some players would be rejoicing at having made a windfall at the 2011 Indian Premier League Players' Auction, some were left disappointed as the franchises gave them the cold shoulder.
India's performance in recent times has been creditable but the real challenge will now be to maintain their consistency, according to West Indian great Brian Lara, who lauded the leadership skills of Anil Kumble and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Hosts Zimbabwe, who were chasing 233 for victory, resumed their second innings on 90 for nine but were dismissed for 104 after eight overs on the final day.
'Sachin is a genius no doubt, but I too have performed well when situation demanded,' the Windies great said when mediapersons kept on comparing him to Tendulkar.
West Indies batting great Brian Lara has said that he is willing to join other Caribbean cricket legends in rescuing the game in the region ahead of the winter tour of Australia.
'The Pataudi Trophy vanished overnight -- no farewell, no tribute, just a quiet replacement.' 'If a name can be erased this easily, what faith can we place in the permanence of Tendulkar-Anderson?'
Senior West Indian players may miss the triangular series in Australia following a contract row.
The BCCI took to Twitter and shared a picture of Lara and Dravid standing next to each other.
Viv Richards believes Brian Lara's appointment as West Indies captain is purely a commercial move ahead of the World Cup.\n
"As far as we are concerned, we are going ahead with the Test. I have not seen any unease among players because of the pay matter. Everyone is looking forward to the game," Lara told reoprters ahead of the third Test
"We worked hard to get there, but unfortunately, we were very disappointing in the final," he said at the presentation ceremony.
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