Brian Lara, The Greatest Countter-Attack: Sometimes in world cricket, some such acts are seen which the world is surprised to see. Something similar was done by former West Indies veteran Brian Lara.
Lara has been the best batsman of his time. Lara also has a world record of scoring 400 runs in Tests. Even though Lara is considered all -time great, in his early times it was known to party the Caribbean batsman. In such a situation, Lara once fiercely partyed the whole night and then the next day when he landed on the field to bat, this batsman surprised the world by scoring a double century.
Michael Holding told Lara a bad child
The incident took place in the year 1998-99, in the Kingston Test match against Australia, Lara scored 213 runs while batting during the West Indies’ first innings. His innings is included in a memorable innings, but before playing this innings, Lara had a party till 4 in the morning. But even after this, when he came to bat, the bowlers had failed to dismiss him.
Actually, before this Test match, West Indies had to face a bad defeat in the first Test. Captain Lara was very criticized. Many cricket giants accepted Lara as the captain. Even Michael Holding criticized him as a bad child.
Team bus left captain
There was pressure on Lara. He was being criticized from all sides. Now the time came for the second Test match. The captain should have been in the team bus first. His fellow players were waiting in the team bus but Lara did not reach in time. Then the team left them and left for the stadium, but the honor was that due to warm up, Lara had reached the stadium at the last moment.
Why did Lara miss the team in the morning
People talked a lot about this. The people with him even so far said that, “He was partying in Kingston Night Club ‘TheSilum’ till 4 in the morning.”
Told Steve Waugh- this can be my last
During the toss in the second Test, Lara told Steve Waugh, “This may be the last when I will do this .. After this the Test match begins. After stopping Australia for 256 runs in the first innings on the first day, the West Indies team was dismissed for 37 for 4 wickets .. Lara was not out for 7 runs.
Lara scored a double century, this innings was considered a great innings
What happened on the second day of the Test match was completely magic .. Lara touched an overnight wand .. Lara dominated the whole day against Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne-led bowling, completed his first century in 27 innings and managed to score his third double century. On the second day- Lara (212*) and Adams (88*) batted throughout the day and took the partnership to 321 runs. Lara’s innings was historic. After this, when Lara was dismissed for 213 on the third day, about 8000 spectators were present at the Kingston ground … He saw Lara’s historic innings with his eyes. This innings saved the match for the West Indies. West Indies scored 431 runs, Adams scored 94 runs. After this the pressure was on the Australian team.
The great test was one of the innings
In pressure, the Australian team collapsed for 177 runs in the second innings. Then the West Indies won the match by 10 wickets by scoring three runs in their second innings, Mike Coward wrote in his wizzing report, “Lara wooed the people of a bankrupt nation, revived his career as a rare talent batsman and rejuvenated cricket throughout the Caribbean … It was one of the great Tests with universal agreement.” After this, what was it then Lara never looked back.