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Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, [1] [2] widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. [3] [4] [5] He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, [6] [7] and the record for the ...
Brian Lara continued his good form by scoring a third consecutive century but Warwickshire were only able to save the follow-on by one run. Roger Twose, with 51, was the only other player to pass 18 as the hosts collapsed from 201/2 to 254, all eight wickets falling to former Warwickshire spinner Adrian Pierson . [ 24 ]
Brian Lara is a former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a skilled batsman , and was known for his ability to bat for long and high-scoring innings . [ 1 ] From his debut in international cricket in 1990 to his retirement in 2007, Lara scored 11,953 runs in Tests and 10,405 in One Day Internationals (ODI ...
Chris Gayle. Christopher Henry Gayle OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. [1] Nicknamed " The Universe Boss ", Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest batsman ever to have played Twenty20 cricket. [2][3] He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams ...
Early life and background Tendulkar was born at the Nirmal Nursing Home in the Dadar neighbourhood of Bombay, Maharashtra on 24 April 1973 [ 28 ] [ 29 ] into a Maharastrian family. [ 30 ] His father, Ramesh Tendulkar , was a Marathi-language novelist and poet while his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry. [ 31 ]
Dwight YorkeCM. Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland, mainly as a forward ...
Prasanth Varma. Prasanth Varma is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for directing Awe (2018), Kalki (2019), Zombie Reddy (2021) and Hanu-Man (2024). His debut film Awe won at the National film awards for Best Special Effects, and Best Make-up. [1] He is also the co-founder of Scriptsville, an ...
Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul CCH (born 16 August 1974) is a Guyanese cricket coach and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. Considered one of the greatest batsmen of his era, [1] Chanderpaul is the 10th highest run scorer of all time in International cricket and the 9th highest in Test cricket. Chanderpaul was a member of the West ...