Lara refused to blame his side's poor batting for the loss.
A clinical South Africa skittled Afghanistan for 56 on their way to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.
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.
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West Indies named a squad shorn of several leading players for their July tour of Sri Lanka as a result of the contract dispute.
Admitting Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and West Indian great Brian Lara are two of the best he has bowled to, Australian legend Glenn McGrath has said that Virender Sehwag was not in the same league.
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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.
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West Indies batting legend Brian Lara could make his coaching debut at next month's Champions League Twenty20. The former captain, who retired from international cricket in 2007, is in talks with the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board for a role as coach of its side in the October 8-23 event in India.
The ace batsman also wants an assurance that the outstanding issues would be brought to the table and discussed.
Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
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Australia batsman George Bailey equalled Brian Lara's Test record for most runs off an over against England at the WACA in Perth on Monday.
Markram was delighted to see South Africa finding a way to win on a challenging strip.
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Without belittling the poised run of the Proteas, Afghanistan have been the revelation of this ICC showpiece.
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Trinidad and Tobago ended a 21-year title drought on Sunday when they hammered Barbados by 264 runs to clinch the Carib Beer Cup.
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.
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Another West Indian great Chris Gayle also agreed with Lara and said Dhawan deserved a century which he missed by just one run.
The Indian ace will lead the MCC side while the International XI will be captained by the West Indian.
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.
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.
Ramnaresh Sarwan foresees a mass exodus of the Caribbean players to mainland America where the game has got a major push with hosting of the T20 World Cup.
Lara told reporters after West Indies defeated Pakistan that it was important for him to get runs in the World Cup.
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.
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Australian batter Steve Smith with his unbeaten knock of 85n.o off 149 took him past many records on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes 2023 series against England.
BCCI has radical plans to allow participation of overseas players in major domestic tournaments.
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.
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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.
