Happy 46th Birthday, Brian Charles Lara

[bujhee kom]

I hope Lara recovers asap!

 

[bujhee kom]

His 213 came in that famous 1999 series only against an attack of McGrath, Warne and Gillispie.

The one in 2005 was a dead rubber although the bowlers were McGrath, Warne and Lee.

His 277 came against an attack of McDermott, Hughes and Warne in 1994.

The 153* in that 99 series....best knock I ever saw live (on TV).

 

[hur rizvi]

Get well soon champ

 

[ExpressPacer]

Wish him all the best and a speedy recovery.

Why was he in India and not the Caribbean?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

The best ever followed by Viv then Ponting then Sachin

 

[MisbahTheGreat]

Probably a top 3 test bat, definitely top 5

Bradman
Then 4 among Sobers, Viv, Lara, Ponting, Border, Dravid

 

[MenInG]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE: Message from <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianLara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrianLara</a><br>"I am fine. I am recovering and I will be back in my hotel room tomorrow"<br>&#55357;&#57000;AUDIO ON &#55357;&#57000;. Click below to hear Brian's full message :<a href="https://t.co/mWQVBkbJtj">https://t.co/mWQVBkbJtj</a> <a href="https://t.co/cogFzpEjxR">pic.twitter.com/cogFzpEjxR</a></p>— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/windiescricket/status/1143532740068950016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Gayle "I wish Brian Lara well and hopes he makes a speedy recovery" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/u5gW4yzI7K">pic.twitter.com/u5gW4yzI7K</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1143906942840164352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Cricket follower]

I disagree with you. Viv Richards has made centuries against nearly all of the best bowlers he played against in all forms of cricket.

Viv v Underwood = 8 centuries.
Viv v Bedi = 4 centuries.
Viv v Prasanna = 2 centuries.
Viv v Chandrasekhar = 3 centuries.
Viv v Qadir = 1 century.
Viv v Iqbal Qasim = 1 century.
Viv v Mallett = 1 century.
Viv v Lance Gibbs = 1 century.
Viv v Sobers = 1 century.
Viv v Somachandra de Silva = 1 century.




Viv Richards is the best batsman after Bradman of all-time. I regard Viv Richards a better batsman of pace than Bradman.

Viv v pace:

Viv v Lillee = 5 centuries.
Viv v Thomson = 3 centuries.
Viv v Holding = 3 centuries.
Viv v Roberts = 1 century, but a double.
Viv v Marshall = 2 centuries.
Viv v Patterson = 2 centuries.
Viv v Hadlee = 4 centuries.
Viv v Imran = 4 centuries.
Viv v Ambrose = 1 century.
Viv v Walsh = 1 century.
Viv v Akram = 1 century.
Viv v Pascoe = 1 century.
Viv v Hogg = 3 centuries.
Viv v Garner = 1 century.
Viv v Colin Croft = 1 century.
Viv v Bishop = 1 century.
Viv v Sylvester Clarke = 2 centuries.
Viv v Wayne Daniel = 1 century.
Viv v McDermott = 1 century.
Viv v Merv Hughes = 1 century.
Viv v Procter = 3 centuries.
Viv v Snow = 2 centuries.
Viv v Ashantha de Mel = 1 century.
Viv v Alan Donald = 1 century.
Viv v Gilmour = 1 century.
Viv v Lawson = 3 centuries.
Viv v Alderman = 2 centuries.
Viv v Dodemaide = 1 century.
Viv v Rackemann = 1 century.
Viv v Willis = 5 centuries.
Viv v Kapil Dev = 4 centuries.
Viv v Ian Botham = 6 centuries.
Viv v Tony Gray = 1 century.
Viv v Winston Davis = 1 century.
Viv v Ezra Moseley = 1 century.
Viv v Fraser = 1 century, but double century.
Viv v Old = 5 centuries.
Viv v Dilley = 5 centuries.
Viv v Peter Lever = 5 centuries.
Viv v Garth le Roux = 1 century.
Viv v Sarfaraz Nawaz = 2 centuries.
Viv v Danny Morrison = 1 century.
Viv v VB John = 1 century.
Viv v Max Walker = 1 century.
Viv Richards v Clive Rice = 1 century.


Viv faced Waqar Younis in 2 odis in 1989 and in a first-class match in 1993. Viv averages 86 in these matches.

Viv made a century against Patterson in 1985. Patterson scared the English batsman the following year.

Viv also made a century in 1975, 1981, and in 1985 against Holding. So, at the beginning of Holdings career, his peak, and near the end.

Viv averaged 69.75 v Thomson at his fastest and against Lillee in the last two test matches of the 1975/76 test series. He scored 101, 98, 50, and 30.

Viv also top-scored with 74 in the only ODI of that series v Lillee, Walker, Gilmour, Mallett.

 

[Bhaijaan]

One of the very best as is backed by his record. Most people will continue to adore him for his elegant batting style. Certainly one of the most watchable batsmen ever.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

One of the best ever! Dominated greatest bowlers of 90s and won games in clutch conditions.

Probably the best batsman of the 90s (or second best behind SRT).

 

[TestMatch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhWxhjBuwA

He was always fun to watch.

 

[andy0204]

Happy birthday to one of the greatest batsman of all time.