Brian Lara Cricket News

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) _ Desperation has given way to crisis for Brian Lara and his West Indies World Cup squad. A 113-run loss to Sri Lanka on Sunday followed heavy defeats to defending champion Australia and New Zealand, and left the West Indies needing to win its last three matches _ and rely on other results. ``We are in a crisis situation, pertaining to cricket,'' Lara said. ``We're in a ...

Brian Lara's West Indies team enters Thursday's limited-overs international against Pakistan refreshed from some much-needed rest after playing virtually nonstop international cricket for the past three months. ``It's good that the guys spent most of the time in their rooms, but we've been on the road for pretty good time and now we have to focus on the four remaining games,'' Lara said of his team's five-day break Wednesday on ...

West Indies captain Brian Lara has two tough jobs on his aging shoulders at a venue where Pakistan has lost just one Test match in 38 games. Lara not only has to stop prolific Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf from having a shot at his countryman Sir Vivian Richards' 30-year-old world record of most Test runs in a calendar year, but he has to win the Test to level the three-match series. ``Mohammad Yousuf is of course challenging ...

Imran Farhat smashed an unbeaten half-century Wednesday to lead a confident Pakistan recovery after Brian Lara posted his ninth double-century to give the West Indies an imposing lead on the fourth day of the second cricket Test. Imran Farhat (70 not out), Mohammad Yousuf (56 not out) and Younis Khan (56) led the rally fightback with fluent innings as Pakistan finished the day on a healthy 213-2 in its second ...

Star batsman Brian Lara entered the record book Tuesday, smashing a century before lunch as the West Indies built a strong lead against Pakistan in the second cricket Test. Lara's unbeaten 196 off 230 balls led West Indies to a commanding 509-5 at stumps on the third day and overshadowed teammate Dwayne Bravo's brilliant 89. The West Indies led by 152 runs after fast bowler Jerome Taylor's five-wicket haul had ...

Pakistan whipped the West Indies by nine wickets Tuesday despite Brian Lara smashing his 33rd century in Test cricket on the fourth day of the first Test. Lara made a fluent 122 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul braved dehydration to score a fighting 81 before the West Indies crumbled to 291 for an overall lead of just 12 runs. Pakistan _ which scored 485 in reply to the West Indies first-innings score ...

Skipper Brian Lara predicts big things for his West Indies team as it enters Sunday's Champions Trophy final against Australia looking to become the first team to successfully defend the tournament title. ``I think we have exciting times ahead, especially in one-dayers,'' Lara said of the West Indies, seeking to revive its reputation of past decades when the Caribbean outfit was the team to beat in limited-overs internationals The West ...

West Indies captain Brian Lara is likely to recover from a back injury in time to lead the defending champion in its important ICC Champions Trophy match against India on Thursday. ``Brian is still having his back worked up, but we are expecting him to be fine for the match,'' West Indies coach Bennett King said Monday. Lara strained his back scoring 71 in a 137-run stand with Runako Morton ...

Two massive victories in qualifying for the ICC Champions Trophy has boosted the confidence of West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara ahead of the main round of the biennial limited-overs tournament. A victory Saturday against fellow qualifier Sri Lanka will put the West Indies in Group B of the main round, which includes Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand. A loss will see the defending champion take on world champion Australia, England and India in Group A. ``It's a ...

Brian Lara and his West Indies teammates have their hearts set on defending the Champions Trophy and, for now, their minds set on qualifying. ``Complacency is way out of our mind and it's important to set the standards,'' Lara said ahead of Wednesday's qualification match against Bangladesh. Defending champion West Indies thumped Zimbabwe by nine wickets in its first qualifier at Ahmedabad last Sunday, requiring less than 15 overs to ...