Indian cricketer Pratika Rawal, fresh off her Test debut, is advocating for more women's Test matches, highlighting the format's importance for player development and character building.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was seen greeting Lara with a handshake and a hug.
Virat Kohli surpassed the great Ricky Ponting for most runs by a No 3 batter in ODIs.
Tom Moody replaces Zaheer Khan, who served as the mentor cum bowling coach of LSG in IPL 2025, before he quit the franchise after just one season.
Lara praised the Caribbean side's remarkable comeback in the match after a difficult start.
The legendary B S Chandrasekhar and Brian Lara on Tuesday won the Lifetime Achievement awards.
At just 14 years old, Suryavanshi is already one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, having first made headlines with an electrifying 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League's 2025 season.
Brian Lara hailed young Indian opener Abhishek Sharma, calling him a player who is "something special"
Shai Hope becomes first batter to hit hundred against all Test-playing nations
Robin Smith established himself as a belligerent middle-order batter known for his ability against fast bowlers.
Brian Lara rang the famous Eden Gardens' bell.
Padded up and ready, Rahul Tripathi was all attention to what The Legend said ahead of hitting the nets.
Organised by TCM Sports, Cricket West Indies' long-term strategic partner, the the Golf Day brought together cricketing legends, global business leaders, and sporting icons on one stage, marking a celebration of West Indies cricket in the company of some of the formidable forces of the game such as Sir Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, and Sir Richie Richardson.
On April 12, 2004, Brian Lara registered the highest individual score in Test cricket -- a record which still stands after 18 years.
Play domestic cricket to maintain fitness, Jagdale advises Kohli and Rohit
Legendary cricketer Brian Lara showered praise on Rohit Sharma-led Team India saying that the 'Men in Blue' played their best cricket at the ODI World Cup 2023.
Joe Root looks on course not only to break Sachin Tendulkar's century record in Tests but could also overtake his record run-scoring tally.
Darren Sammy didn't mince words when he compared decline of Test cricket in the West Indies to "cancer" in the system developing over a long period of time.
South Africa stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder felt he had no right to dislodge West Indies great Brian Lara from the summit of highest Test innings scores.
Brian Lara feels the country's senior men's side can field not two but "even a third XI" at the moment.
Legendary Brian Lara's tips on situational awareness of the game will greatly help the West Indies batters during the two-Test series against India beginning on July 12, feels skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.
Chris Gayle has criticised South Africa's stand-in skipper Wiaan Mulder for declaring the innings despite being within reach of Brian Lara's world record Test
Legendary Brian Lara said the struggling West Indies would "find a way" in getting their act together in Test cricket if they really had "cricket at heart".
Yashasvi Jaiswal's Test career is just nine games old but the great Brian Lara feels if there is anyone who can get close to his lofty feats, including the record 400 not out, it is the 22-year-old southpaw from India.
Skipper Shai Hope led from the front with an unbeaten innings of 120 to help the West Indies post 294/6 and pacer Jayden Seales collected six wickets in reply as Pakistan were bundled out for just 92 to ensure the home side registered a 2-1 series triumph.
South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has revealed that legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara told him that he should have tried to break the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket.
West Indies have suffered back-to-back series whitewashes by Australia and India in a run of five straight losses that has exposed not just technical and structural gaps but a deeper erosion of the pride that once defined the famous maroon cap.
Pakistan won Friday's opener by the same margin. The deciding match is scheduled for Tuesday at the same venue.
Legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara has picked his 'GOATs' (Greatest Of All Time) in cricket, placing Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah among three other legends of the sport.
WI invites Lloyd, Richards, Lara to help shape future of Caribbean cricket
Evin Lewis, skipper Shai Hope and Roston Chase all scored half-centuries for West Indies.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) have "identified about a hundred things" that need improvement, including inculcating a sense of pride among young players, raising the standard of domestic tournaments, and bringing in more money, said the board after after an emergency meeting with the island's past players.
'My focus is to keep motivating the guys so that we continue playing positive cricket and turn around our current situation.'
'For him, win or defeat never mattered, he always told us to give our best and never worry about the results.'
West Indies batting greart Brian Lara confirmed that he has tested negative for COVID-19. Lara claimed that there were rumours circulating of him testing positive for the coronavirus, which he said are not true.
Legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara said that if his son plays any sport, he will use India batter Virat Kohli as an example of commitment and dedication.
Assessing Sai Sudharsan's temperament and Nitish Kumar Reddy's utility in home conditions would be topmost on India's checklist when the high-on-confidence hosts take on a floundering West Indies
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