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The Windies skipper dodged questions about his health, praised his team and predicted a brave new world for West Indies cricket.
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.
Following the four one-dayers, Sri Lanka and the West Indies will play two Test matches.
South Africa, replying to West Indies' total of 347, were 182 for 3 on the second day of the second Test.
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Lara became the West Indies' all-time leading Test run scorer on Thursday in the second Test against Zimbabwe. \n\n
Brian Lara threatened to resign as West Indies captain if his side fail to beat Bangladesh in the second Test.
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Sri Lanka who resumed day two on 250 for four, were bowled out for 354.
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The injury that left Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in a critical condition in hospital was a "rare" event but a reminder that cricket has always been a dangerous sport, West Indies batting great Brian Lara said on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma climbed to 5th spot on World Cup run-scorers list!
The Aussie registered the highest score in Test history posting 380 runs against Zimbabwe.
Brian Lara will captain West Indies for the home series against England and Bangladesh.
The 32-year left-hander wants to stay fit for the 2007 World Cup.
The West Indies suffered the first whitewash in their history when they were beaten 5-0 in South Africa in 1998.
The ace leg spinner said he had been flooded with messages from all quarters and expressed gratitude to all.
West Indies batting legend, Brain Lara is reportedly in talks with English county side Surrey as he mulls coming out of retirement to play in this season's new county Twenty20 competition.
Sympathising with the West Indies players for their India tour pull-out after a fallout with the West Indies Cricket Board, Brian Lara said that communication between the players' and the board is key and it's time to stop making internal issues a public matter.
The Indian all-rounder though says the Indian ace holds an edge over the West Indies genius.
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Pakistan were 21 without loss at lunch, with their team still requiring 213 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
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"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.
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