Brian lara cricketer biography of mahatma

Trinidadian cricketer (born 1969)

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 highest individual score in an international Test innings, after scoring 400 not out at Antigua during the 4th test against England in 2004.^[8]

Lara also held, for 18 years, the record of scoring the highest number of runs in a single over of a Test match when he scored 28 runs off an over of Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003, until his record was overtaken by Jasprit Bumrah in 2022.^[9] As captain, Lara led the West Indies team to win the 2004 ICC Champion