File photo of Brian Lara, former captain of the West Indies cricket team.© AFP
On the cricket field, it’s rare for a batter to exude luxury like Brian Lara. The great West Indies tennis player stands tall among his contemporaries with his stylish, often effortless-looking swing. With great support, Lara’s grace made the world admire. He was the holder of the highest Individual Test score of 400*, which he scored in 2004. But 10 years before that, on 6 June 1994, Lara remained undefeated on 501 for Warwickshire first. Durham in a County Championship game. It remains the highest individual score in a First Division match and today marks the 28th anniversary of the exceptional feat.
Warwickshire remembered the feat with a special tweet: “One of the greatest innings. Can’t believe it was 28 years ago today!”
One of the best matches ever. Can’t believe it was 28 years ago today!
#YouBears pic.twitter.com/zTr4EXigpMORE
– Bear (@WarwickshireCCC) June 6, 2022
Lara’s rounds have 62 rounds and 10 sixth rounds. To make things more interesting, Lara hit the historic 501* mark with just 427 balls.
Hit the first ball, after Durham claimed the first inning on 556/8, Lara took charge. Coming to 3rd place, with a score of 8/1, the great player played with perfection. Courtesy, Warwickshire scored a total of 810/4 and the game ended in a draw.
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The Trinidad-born legend is now the batting coach of Indian Premier League side SunRisers Hyderabad, where he oversaw the rise of pacer Umran Malik. The 22-year-old speed sensation has 22 goals in 14 games at IPL 2022. Lara says the Indian reminds him a lot of West Indies tempo Fidel Edwards.
“Umran Malik reminds me a lot of Fidel Edwards when he first started, very quickly and I hope that he will understand that when it comes to international cricket, which I think he will eventually play,” Lara said. said on ‘Cricket Live’ on Star Sports.
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