Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) is a retired Trinidadian international cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the biggest and best batsmen of all time. He surpassed the Test batting standings on several circumstances and holds numerous cricketing records, such as the greatest score in first-class cricket, 501 not-out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, the only quintuple-hundred in first-class sporting history.
Lara also retains the record for the greatest individual score in a Test innings, scoring 400 not out against England in the fourth test in Antigua in 2004. Lara also held the world record for the most runs scored in a single over in a Test match for eighteen years when he managed to score 28 runs off an over by South African Robin Peterson in 2003.
Wisden ranks Lara’s match-winning 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1999 as the second-best batting playing ability in Test cricket history, trailing only Sir Donald Bradman’s 270 runs in the 1937 Ashes Test match. Muttiah Muralitharan has described Lara as the toughest opponent he has faced in his career. Lara was named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World in 1994 and 1995 and is one of only three cricketers to be named BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, alongside Sir Garfield Sobers and Shane Warne.
On November 27, 2009, Brian Lara was named an honorary member of the Order of Australia. He was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame as a 2012-13 season inductee in September 2012. Lara became the 31st West Indian to be awarded Honorary Life Membership in the MCC in 2013. Brian Lara is popular and widely affectionately called as “The Prince of Port of Spain” or absolutely “The Prince”. He has the questionable privilege of having played in the second-highest number of test matches (63) in which his team lost, trailing only Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Brian Lara Biography:
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- Real Name: Brian Charles Lara
- Nickname: The Prince, The Prince of Trinidad, The Prince of Port of Spain, Princey
- Profession: Former Cricketer, Author, TV Personality, Golfer
- Nature on Field: Aggressive
- Brian Lara Batting Style: Left-handed
- Brian Lara Bowling Style: Right-arm Leg Spin
- Brian Lara Monthly Income: Under review
- Brian Lara Net Worth: $60 Million
- Brian Lara Jersey Number: #9 (West Indies)
- Instagram Handle: @brianlaraofficial
Brian Lara Physical Status:
- Height: 5 ft 8 in
- Weight: 73 Kgs
- Body Measurements: Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 34 inches – Biceps: 12 inches
- Eye colour: Black
- Hair colour: Black
Brian Lara Personal Life:
- Date of Birth/Brian Lara Age: 2 May 1969
- Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tob ago
- Nationality: Trinidadian and Tobagonian
- School: St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Sab Juan Secondary School
- College: Fatima College, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Highest Educational Qualifications: Not known.
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Religion: Christianity
- Hobbies: Playing Golf, Playing and Watching Football, Listening to Music and Watching Movies
Brian Lara Family Statistics:
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- Marital Status: Married
- Brian Lara Wife: Leasel Rovedas
- Mother’s Name: Pearl Lara
- Father’s Name: Bunty Lara
- Brian Lara Children’s Name: Sydney Lara and Tyla Lara (Daughters)
Brian Lara Achievements:
- Lara demonstrated his class by scoring 277 points against Australia in Sydney in January 1993. His century proved decisive in the series, which West Indies won 2-1.
- In 1998, Lara was named captain of the West Indies team. However, he was fired the following year due to player rebellions over pay delays, and was reinstated as captain in 1999 against Australia.
- He was the speediest batsman to attain 9,000, 10,000, and 11,000 Test runs, as well as the most runs (28) scored in a single Test over.
- He ceased his Test career after 131 matches with an average of 52.8, ranking fifth in the West Indian row of great batsmen next to George Headley (60.8), Sir Everton Weekes (58.6), Sir Gary Sobers (57.7), and Sir Clyde Walcott (57.7). (56.6).
Here are some of the lesser-known facts about Brian Lara:
- Brian Lara managed to score 745 runs in schoolboys’ league at the age of 14 and averaged 126.16 runs per innings.
- Lara also became the youngest captain in Trinidad and Tobago history when he led the squad to victory in the Geddes Grant Shield at the age of 20.
- Lara’s 400 not out against England in 2004 is still the best individual score in Test cricket until today.
- He decided to name his first daughter Sydney after scoring 277 against Australia at the SCG in 1993, his first ever Test century.
- Brian Lara was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame in January 2012.
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