Brian Lara came out in support of the Indian batsman, saying he will be back to where he belongs
West Indies recalled ace batsman Brian Lara for the two-Test series against Pakistan
West Indies were 256 for four after rain and poor light ended the second day early on Sunday.
West Indies were 95 for one on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand in Napier
Lara's position as captain now appears much more secure than Waugh's
The others are Australian bowling greats Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis and West Indian batsman Brian Lara.
West Indies named their 14-man squad for the third test against Australia starting on Thursday in Barbados.
The Indian ace will lead the MCC side while the International XI will be captained by the West Indian.
"We shouldn't be in this position, it's a perfect batting track," said the left-hander.\n
The India batting ace will play in a Twenty20 match at The Oval in June for victims of the Asian tsunami.
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.
Shahid Afridi struck a 45-ball century, equalling the second fastest of all time, in the fifth one-day international against India on Friday.
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 were further depleted when Jerome Taylor was declared unfit for the first Test against South Africa.
Captain Graeme Smith says his team will be giving 100 per cent at all times on the upcoming tour.
The first Test starts on March 31 in Guyana but West Indies will be without Lara and six other leading players because of a contract dispute.
India's head coach Ravi Shastri, on Monday, heaped special praise on Virat Kohli after he notched up his 50th International century in Kolkata and said "sky is the limit" for the skipper who stands at the halfway stage in equalling Sachin Tendulkar's feat.
The Prime Minister's XI won the match on the Duckworth Lewis system by six runs.
Tendulkar has the most runs in the longest format of the game, with 15,921 runs. Along the way, Tendulkar scored 51 Test centuries, most by any player.
Australia were 229 for three in their first innings, trailing West Indies by 176 runs
The left-hander is just 11 runs behind Allan Border's record of 11,174 after blasting an unbeaten double-century on the opening day of the third Test against Australia.
West Indian batting legend Brian Lara, on Sunday, lamented that he never played a Test match at the historic Eden Gardens and suggested that Cricket Association of Bengal officials organise a veterans' match at the venue, and, that, it should including Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
New West Indies coach Bennett King believes his side have shown good application in their preparations for the one-day tour of Australia in January but still wants the players to give more.
The England pacer says he is expecting a call from the organisers.
Brian Lara has earned the distinction of being on the losing side for the most number of times in Tests
The Indian captain said the 'insatiable hunger for success' of the little master has acted as a constant source of inspiration for the side.
Senior West Indian players may miss the triangular series in Australia following a contract row.
This is how Steve Waugh described his former teammate after he claimed the world record for highest Test wickets.
An ICC statement said Lara will remain under observation but is expected to lead West Indies against hosts England in the final at the Oval on Saturday.
The Windies batting maestro described Tendulkar as player capable of single-handedly changing the course of a match.
The Indian captain is keen to play for another four to five years and help India scale new heights.
West Indies named a squad shorn of several leading players for their July tour of Sri Lanka as a result of the contract dispute.
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