His ability to score at such an incredible rate separates him from the other greats. It allows him to break records. Which makes him the greatest of all time
The ability to score under tremendous pressure, to win matches, save matches, to avoid white washes etc.... one man show vs opponent ....salute to BCL...
In 1994, after having lived for eighteen (18) years in the USA where cricket is not a major sport, I had lost touch with cricket which was my favorite spectator sport, in spite of the fact that I had played soccer better than I played cricket. But when I learned that a West Indian was poised to break Sobers' world record, a dream that I have had since 1963 when I started listening to cricket, my interest in the game was fully revived. I stayed home from work to follow it. That night was the first time that I saw cricket on American TV. It was the "Play of the Day" on ESPN. My revived interest in cricket has never waned since then. Lara has replaced Sir Garfield Sobers as my number 1 cricket hero, especially since he achieved my dream for West Indies cricket, not once, but twice.
I emigrated to the US in the early 80s...lost touch with cricket until the late 90s...a weekly (free) Caribbean newspaper in Richmond hill queens NYC was new & out & after picking it up, now & again, started seeing & reading about cricket, it was how i got back into the game! I was like, this is my game; I was opening batsman for my high school...would you believe that I still haven't gotten into American sports!? DJT is probably not happy about that! 😃
The best batsman in my time of watching. I know there is lots of greats depending how far you go back or forward but this guy for me was unreal. Style, mental strength, attacking mentality. MASSIVE SCORES ❤
In 1995 all foreign players use to say India is the most difficult place to be and now in 2021 players all over the world play cricket to be in INDIA,to play the IPL and benefit from the riches. What a change. But LARA is my all time favorite player. He was an artist.
in modern day, brian lara was the most transcendent individual of cricket. I mean, you had lara marchs coming out till 2006/07, code masters I think did a nice little tribute to him with brian lara cricket 07, which is not a bad game btw. so to all the memories and the huge impact Lara had on cricket Thank you Lara
I recall someone having told me that both played with the same weighted bat by slazenger. Was it the v -500? Both he and Sachin were equals if not better! However I always felt Lara looked more classy ! I guess all Left handed batsmen had that trait. They look more elegant while in rhythm.However both their techniques were very unique. Sachin had the infamous low hand grip whereas Lara had that unique high back lift.😘 Awsum. Huge fan from India 🇮🇳
I remember like yesterday I was in standard four in primary school and they sent us home they said go watch the cricket Lara's going to break sobers world record now my deceased grandfather and his brothers loved cricket and so did I we'd stay up all night when west indies played in Australia India Pakistan or new Zealand so even at that age I knew I had to see for myself I'll tell my kids about it you hear they must know
I always enjoyed him if he is not playing i don't watch cricket i wait on till Brian lara ready to bat before i start to watch the game the best bats man in history when I use to play cricket in school and every one else we use to call our self Brian lara we all want to be like him the best batsman in the world love and respect him love coming from Jamaica Brian lara 👍👍👍👍
He has not done justice to his talent when he finished his career..his test average should have been 70 and odi 50..He slipped from his top rating and made less competent players to get compare to him..He is a sheer talent and the best batsman of his era without a shadow of doubt..If anyone had read sportstar article of 1993-1996, they all know who Lara is and his capability..
He and west Indies are playing superb high class cricket. I have question for them, why he and they were not become world Champions after 1983 lost to India? Is this match fixer scandel ruin them?
+Delan Adikari I love Sobers dearly. He was my number 1 cricket hero until Brian Lara came along. Brian fulfilled a dream that I had since 1963 when I began following international cricket. I always wished to see another West Indian repeat what Sobers had done in 1958; surpass 365 in Test cricket. Brian not only accomplished that feat, but two months later, he broke another 36 year old record; that of Hanif Mohammed 499. Then after losing the test record to Mathew Hayden, he regained it within six months. Can you find me a better cricket hero (lol)?
Lara is a good hero to have not disputing that. Depends what you like. And you have said Lara fulfilled it. Going to be debatable which is the best batsman and hard to compare eras. The best all-rounder is clear. My hero is actually a bowler not batsman...Sir Curtly Ambrose
Lara and Tendulkar, 2 of the best batsmen of any era. While I grew up watching Tendulkar, we in India as kids knew that FAR AWAY IN THE WEST "INDIAN" team the world's best left handed batsman was making news everywhere. Privileged to have watched both these batsmen play and inspire us as kids
One of the best to have ever done it while being so charismatic yet professional at a young age. Never boastful just an overall great person and ambassador of the sport.
He was feared by all teams around the world during 90s. Believe me, every opponent breathed sigh of relief when they saw his back. A tough competitor and a humble human being he was. Respect & love from Pakistan.
Debate on who is greatest is more personal. But it's sad to see West Indies not having the same great players in Test these days. Their Legendary bowling unit will always be missed!
BRIAN CHARLES LARA RECORDS:- FIRST CLASS CRICKET HIGHEST SCORE 501* TEST CRICKET HIGHEST SCORE 375* AGAIN BREAKING TEST SCORE MADE 400* ONE DAY CRICKET SCORE 169 RUN TRIPLE CENTURY 2TIMES DOUBLE CENTRY 8 TIMES IN TEST CRICKET THEASE RECORDS PROVED HIM HE IS THE BEST EVEN GOD OF CRICKET TENDULKAR CAN NOT MAKE ONE TRIPLE CENTURY WHERE LARA MADE 2TRIPLE CENTURY IN TEST CRICKET .
Sachin and lara best for cricket, also viv richards, jaysurya, garysobers, malcom, ambros, garner, adam gilchrist, boycott, guch, vass, chris gail, macgrath, cronge, astle
Instead of grooming young talent they thought natural talent would run windies cricket forever,dats y aussies always have gud crop of back up players & Indians have learned from aussies how to groom players for coming generations
Almost fifty years of WI cricket genius ended with his retirement. Now we watch merely the ordinary but I keep hoping. Viv made his own template and nobody so far has been able to emulate him. Lara's little half-steps on a cover drive was reminiscent of Sobers. Darren Bravo's and Hetmyer's hooks are reminiscent of Lara's but they haven't even come close to him so far. I guess we were spoiled but Keep Hope Alive, LOL!
The most stylish batsman. A hero who single handedly won tough matches. No batsman can reach his caliber. This is not just scroing runs but winning matches in a stylish way. TheGreat BrianLara
Great bowlers great batsmen such a great era I have seen in my life time. Lara sachin ponting wasim akram Rahul Dravid, McGrath Steve Waugh, Walsh Ambrose, warne Jayasuriya, Sangakkara Ganguly, Donald. Shoaib Akhtar.
i donot believe in role model beacuse God given strength to every humenbeing but lara is special.if i ever wish to meet in my life it is lara.he was special different then every body.God bless you.
All around u c money turning black men Into fools but not Brian and that says alot about his mother she did extremely well she ain't raise no fool so with all the money he kept his upbringing
His ability to score at such an incredible rate separates him from the other greats. It allows him to break records. Which makes him the greatest of all time
The ability to score under tremendous pressure, to win matches, save matches, to avoid white washes etc.... one man show vs opponent ....salute to BCL...
Pretty close - not far behind our Don.
The great Don played 85% of his matches vs one team (England). surely you cannot compare him to modern day cricketers. @@andrewmaroc113
I've been watching cricket since 1993 and to this day he is the best I've ever seen.
The greatest test batsman of all time. Love from India
No one can break the BRAIN LARA test record 400 not out he is a legend
In 1994, after having lived for eighteen (18) years in the USA where cricket is not a major sport, I had lost touch with cricket which was my favorite spectator sport, in spite of the fact that I had played soccer better than I played cricket. But when I learned that a West Indian was poised to break Sobers' world record, a dream that I have had since 1963 when I started listening to cricket, my interest in the game was fully revived. I stayed home from work to follow it. That night was the first time that I saw cricket on American TV. It was the "Play of the Day" on ESPN. My revived interest in cricket has never waned since then. Lara has replaced Sir Garfield Sobers as my number 1 cricket hero, especially since he achieved my dream for West Indies cricket, not once, but twice.
love !
I emigrated to the US in the early 80s...lost touch with cricket until the late 90s...a weekly (free) Caribbean newspaper in Richmond hill queens NYC was new & out & after picking it up, now & again, started seeing & reading about cricket, it was how i got back into the game! I was like, this is my game; I was opening batsman for my high school...would you believe that I still haven't gotten into American sports!? DJT is probably not happy about that! 😃
The world's best Batsman in Test cricket
#Respect
The world best batsman period!!!!
from my careful analysis lara is the greatest batsman of all time
Wow I just realized that the young boy at 4:36 is Beetle aka Darren Bravo. That guy love to bat.
Damn!! You might be right! Good catch!
my favourite batsman brian lara. what a stylish and talented batsman he was...i miss him. love from pakistan
i wish you would play for ever.i love to watch your batting whole day
The best batsman in my time of watching. I know there is lots of greats depending how far you go back or forward but this guy for me was unreal. Style, mental strength, attacking mentality. MASSIVE SCORES ❤
In 1995 all foreign players use to say India is the most difficult place to be and now in 2021 players all over the world play cricket to be in INDIA,to play the IPL and benefit from the riches. What a change. But LARA is my all time favorite player. He was an artist.
He must be one of the handsomest cricketers ever.
where were you on that day? I remember watching this after church on a sunday afternoon in st vincent :)
in modern day, brian lara was the most transcendent individual of cricket.
I mean, you had lara marchs coming out till 2006/07, code masters I think did a nice little tribute to him with brian lara cricket 07, which is not a bad game btw.
so to all the memories and the huge impact Lara had on cricket
Thank you Lara
I recall someone having told me that both played with the same weighted bat by slazenger. Was it the v -500? Both he and Sachin were equals if not better! However I always felt Lara looked more classy !
I guess all Left handed batsmen had that trait. They look more elegant while in rhythm.However both their techniques were very unique. Sachin had the infamous low hand grip whereas Lara had that unique high back lift.😘 Awsum. Huge fan from India 🇮🇳
Thank you Brian Lara - STILL under rated.
I am Indian and I believe he is after best batsman after badman
4:26 Darren Bravo
that could very well be true
Mark Knight hes right... that is darren bravo
Yeah that sure looks like him dude
I remember like yesterday I was in standard four in primary school and they sent us home they said go watch the cricket Lara's going to break sobers world record now my deceased grandfather and his brothers loved cricket and so did I we'd stay up all night when west indies played in Australia India Pakistan or new Zealand so even at that age I knew I had to see for myself I'll tell my kids about it you hear they must know
I always enjoyed him if he is not playing i don't watch cricket i wait on till Brian lara ready to bat before i start to watch the game the best bats man in history when I use to play cricket in school and every one else we use to call our self Brian lara we all want to be like him the best batsman in the world love and respect him love coming from Jamaica Brian lara 👍👍👍👍
Did anyone notice that the guy at @4.32 was Darren bravo 🤔
Sobers the MASTER.
Richards the KING.
Lara the EMPORA.
I love cricket
OMG...was the left hand batsman with the trousers adjustment...a tinytot Darren Bravo???cousin of BCLara...
He looks like Bravo
What a piece of history!
I'm a huge Lara Fan! 🤗😘from India
still here in 2020 UWI Phys ed class
i love this man!!
He has not done justice to his talent when he finished his career..his test average should have been 70 and odi 50..He slipped from his top rating and made less competent players to get compare to him..He is a sheer talent and the best batsman of his era without a shadow of doubt..If anyone had read sportstar article of 1993-1996, they all know who Lara is and his capability..
Great sports men
is that Darren Bravo at 4:30?
Lol I was asking myself the same thing. Looks like him
im sure of it
Brian lara really best and great batsman in the world
4:28/4:29 Darren Bravo
Looking so
Original little master hasnif record broken by extra ordinary batsmen Prince Lara
Legend of a batsmen. 277 at the SCG was epic batting
hey neil0carver, upload PHIL SIMMONS & CARL HOOPER cricket documentary.
I Love Lara for his artcraft
Who here because Mr pierre sent us baiiiiii big up to the 3O class
Was that Darren bravo with the bat almost as tall as him n pants falling off?
best batsman ever
Little boy batting in the streets has to be Darren bravo
That 1st journalist disrespectful 💯
Treat to watch classic lara
if Brian Lara didn't rejected captaincy WEST INDIES in 2002, later on after wc 2007, he wouldn't have got kicked out from international level.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Bolo Lara Lara Lara
There is saying in hindi -lara tune kya mara
He and west Indies are playing superb high class cricket. I have question for them, why he and they were not become world Champions after 1983 lost to India? Is this match fixer scandel ruin them?
brian lara was a merchandise giant of cricket at one point. do you know how many console games had his name on it?
I think more than that, it went up till 2007, and I think it started with Brian Lara international cricket on the original Sega Mega drive.
That is most certainly Darren Bravo. He is a relative of Lara.
ha, the identity theft is in studio, 'trophy caster'
very poorly fitting suit.
🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🍾🍾🍾🍾💯💯
AFTER VIVIAN RICHARDS, BRIAN LARA WAS BEST CRICKETER & BATSMAN WEST INDIES CRICKET SIDE HAS EVER PRODUCED !@#$%.
PEELA What about Sobers?
+Delan Adikari I love Sobers dearly. He was my number 1 cricket hero until Brian Lara came along. Brian fulfilled a dream that I had since 1963 when I began following international cricket. I always wished to see another West Indian repeat what Sobers had done in 1958; surpass 365 in Test cricket. Brian not only accomplished that feat, but two months later, he broke another 36 year old record; that of Hanif Mohammed 499. Then after losing the test record to Mathew Hayden, he regained it within six months. Can you find me a better cricket hero (lol)?
Lara is a good hero to have not disputing that. Depends what you like. And you have said Lara fulfilled it. Going to be debatable which is the best batsman and hard to compare eras. The best all-rounder is clear. My hero is actually a bowler not batsman...Sir Curtly Ambrose
Never though I would see a batsmen better than sir gary. Style and power. Lord Lara ia a martian
He was the best in the world
Growing up in India, everyone loved and looked up to Tendulkar. Me being left hand, Brian Lara was my favourite!
For me also
@anugusumanthreddy5284......... 😮😂🎉😢😢😢😮🎉🎉
Absolutely. BTW, Tendulkar is a lefty who played right-handed 😊
4:20 Darren bravo
Lara and Tendulkar, 2 of the best batsmen of any era. While I grew up watching Tendulkar, we in India as kids knew that FAR AWAY IN THE WEST "INDIAN" team the world's best left handed batsman was making news everywhere. Privileged to have watched both these batsmen play and inspire us as kids
❤i5
Just met the great Brian Lara. What a humble gentleman. The time he took to meet my boy and sign some bats. A very special human. Thank You SIr.
Brian Charles Lara the greatest batsman ever to hold a cricket bat.
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the young left hander looks like Darren Bravo
it is
They are related
my thoughts exactly!
If I’m not wrong Darren is his Nephew
Brian Lara is the greatest of all time simply the best
Still makes my eyes teary every time I see that shot. Even now. Long live the king of cricket; Brian Charles Lara.
Yup
The man come back and break his own record he's a true legend.....👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Brian Lara,the best ever!!!
Catherine adonis-aask1ntoine by5
miss him...cricket isn't the same anymore without players like Lara....amazing player with great sportmanship
As a boy growing up in Jamaica 🇯🇲 I used to idolize this man
One of the best to have ever done it while being so charismatic yet professional at a young age. Never boastful just an overall great person and ambassador of the sport.
He was feared by all teams around the world during 90s. Believe me, every opponent breathed sigh of relief when they saw his back. A tough competitor and a humble human being he was. Respect & love from Pakistan.
As a Trinidadian it's safe to say without byass that Brian Charles Lara is the greatest batsman of his generation.
09h
Dwight Morgan definitely agree, greatest ever.
I agree... (as a trinidadian), but I think you meant to say "bias"
As a Jamaican im telling he's the greatest batsman every to play test cricket n first class.
And as Vincentian I would say without bias or regret Brian Lara is the greatest player not just of this generation, but of all time
Viv Richards is the king......BUT Brian Lara IS THE EMPORER.
Legend Lara,I wake for all night to see the batting of Lara
Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Shane Warne 3 most famous and popular cricketers of modern day Cricket
Curtley Ambrose ??
Muththayiya muralidaran
But Lara was the best of the best
Muttiah muralitharan is the greatest cricketer ever in history
The only sad thing about Lara's career is he didn't get too play in a strong side.
Debate on who is greatest is more personal. But it's sad to see West Indies not having the same great players in Test these days. Their Legendary bowling unit will always be missed!
BRIAN CHARLES LARA RECORDS:-
FIRST CLASS CRICKET HIGHEST SCORE 501*
TEST CRICKET HIGHEST SCORE 375*
AGAIN BREAKING TEST SCORE MADE 400*
ONE DAY CRICKET SCORE 169 RUN
TRIPLE CENTURY 2TIMES
DOUBLE CENTRY 8 TIMES IN TEST CRICKET
THEASE RECORDS PROVED HIM HE IS THE BEST
EVEN GOD OF CRICKET TENDULKAR CAN NOT MAKE ONE TRIPLE CENTURY WHERE LARA MADE 2TRIPLE CENTURY IN TEST CRICKET .
He made a double in odis and hold all possible records
Sachin and lara best for cricket, also viv richards, jaysurya, garysobers, malcom, ambros, garner, adam gilchrist, boycott, guch, vass, chris gail, macgrath, cronge, astle
what the hell happened to West Indies cricket
the corrupt icc robbed them financially and without money they cant train new kids coming through
A windian would say, 'it's down dee drain, boi!'
Instead of grooming young talent they thought natural talent would run windies cricket forever,dats y aussies always have gud crop of back up players & Indians have learned from aussies how to groom players for coming generations
4.36, is that Darren Bravo??/
I strongly believe so
Yes it is
Looks like him... Same nose
I heard every run.
Goosebumps.
Amazing..
The best west idian creketer ever
My dad and I love watching Brian Lara play cricket especially when he’s in top form
Great attitude.. stay blessed SIR
Brian is a genius stylist batting machine. Or sorry humachine
In the 33-34 odd mins of this video was he without head gear against English pacers in english conditions?
I cried. I love you Brian Charles Lara. Fortunate to have seen you played.
Brian Lara is d best batsman in d world for me
super lara...we miss uu
Lara did it his way one of the best he stayed humble
Almost fifty years of WI cricket genius ended with his retirement. Now we watch merely the ordinary but I keep hoping. Viv made his own template and nobody so far has been able to emulate him. Lara's little half-steps on a cover drive was reminiscent of Sobers. Darren Bravo's and Hetmyer's hooks are reminiscent of Lara's but they haven't even come close to him so far. I guess we were spoiled but Keep Hope Alive, LOL!
There’s Shai Hope. So there’s a tad bit of Hope left in their cricket I’d say
The best batsman in the world Lara is a great batsman in theworld
The most stylish batsman. A hero who single handedly won tough matches. No batsman can reach his caliber. This is not just scroing runs but winning matches in a stylish way. TheGreat BrianLara
At 4 :38 the kid u see batting is darren bravo
Its Terrifying how effective and skillful Lara really is
That little boy batting at 4:28 looks like Darren Bravo, can anyone corroborate this?
It is definitely him!
Great bowlers great batsmen such a great era I have seen in my life time.
Lara sachin ponting wasim akram Rahul Dravid, McGrath Steve Waugh, Walsh Ambrose, warne Jayasuriya, Sangakkara Ganguly, Donald. Shoaib Akhtar.
But Lara was the greatest batsman of that era. Followed by Sachin
@@sonofabraham2085 I would go for Dravid over Lara
SUPEER
LL
An awesome video!!!
Kya haal h bc tere aajkl? Tere videos bhi ache hote hai..!!
Lm
He was the Ever Produced in the HISTORY OF TEST and FIRST Class CRICKET AFTER SI R DON BRADMoN THE GREATEST
SHARIQ
i donot believe in role model beacuse God given strength to every humenbeing but lara is special.if i ever wish to meet in my life it is lara.he was special different then every body.God bless you.
Abid Fazil
All around u c money turning black men Into fools but not Brian and that says alot about his mother she did extremely well she ain't raise no fool so with all the money he kept his upbringing
Lara is the greatest of his generation no one can compare him