Shamar's heroics and the Windies win saw congratulations pouring in from every quarter. And it also left Windies legends Brian Lara and Carl Hooper, both who are now broadcasters, in tears as videos circulated on X.
They will be joined by former players including India's Virender Sehwag, Australian Brett Lee, Sri Lankan Tillakaratne Dilshan and South Africa's Jonty Rhodes for the tournament from February 2-16 across India.
'Gill is the most talented batter in this new generation.'
'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'
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Impressed with the maturity shown by Yashasvi Jaiswal, West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara said the youngster's knock against Mumbai Indians was well put together.
Batting legend Brian Lara believes West Indies will need to adopt a proactive approach in the upcoming three-Test series against England and consider the matches as four-day games as the visitors lack the firepower to last five days. The 51-year-old former captain said while West Indies' boast of a formidable bowling attack, their batting department is a concern, which is precisely the reason behind his statement.
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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".
The destructive Travis Head has called his Sunrisers Hyderabad opening partner Abhishek Sharma an exciting talent for Indian cricket after the duo combined to pummel the Lucknow Super Giants bowling attack in a record IPL chase in Hyderabad.
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.
Pujara will be looking to convert his good starts to maybe a good score soon as it has been more than 30 months and 34 innings since he scored a century.
Regarded as one of the finest batsmen that world cricket has ever produced, Brian Lara's 15-year-old record of 400 not out against England is still the highest individual score in Test cricket. Lara believes Kohli, David Warner and Rohit Sharma have the potential to break his record.
Sachin Tendulkar was in for a pleasant surprise as West Indies legend Brian Lara visited him in Mumbai, in what seemed to be an impromptu meeting between two.
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Tanmay's 300 came off just 147 balls with 31 fours and 20 sixes. He broke the record held by South African batter Marco Marais (300 off 191 balls).
Lara, one of the greatest batsmen of all-time, and Sarwan, who was one the leading players of his generation from the Caribbean, will be part of the pre-series camp,
The story of Ravichandrean Ashwin remains incomplete without the mention of Ravindra Jadeja.
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.
'But their bowling is poor. Beyond Jasprit Bumrah, there is no one to actually support them in that bowling attack, and the CSK batters took them apart.'
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The West Indies skipper said it was the off-spinner's hunger for wickets that did them in.
He also picked that knock over the monumental 375 and 400 not out against England, and he had his reasons.
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The Indian captain said it is difficult to match somebody of Brian Lara's quality.
Large photographs of West Indies captain Brian Lara arguing with his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh featured in Australia's newspapers.
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Root is not the only England batter to have impressed Vaughan in recent times, with the exploits of young gun Harry Brook also catching the eye of the respected commentator and Ashes-winning skipper.
Brian Lara on the challenges that lie ahead for new West Indies Captain Kieron Pollard.
Jason Holder's men drew a five-match ODI series against top-ranked England 2-2 at home recently, in a timely boost before the May 30-July 14 showpiece event.
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has tipped England to win the Champions Trophy beginning next week.
Mayank, who made his IPL debut against Punjab Kings this season, had taken six wickets from two matches before limping out in the third game.
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.
India's vice-captain Rahul Dravid dropped to number three
The hosts slumped to 12 for three before Lara helped the home side reach 292 for seven at the close of play on day 1 of the third Test.
Rediff reader Debayudh Chattopadhyay sent us these pictures from Tadoba.
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