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8 unusual facts about Brian Lara


2006 ICC Champions Trophy main round

Earlier, Runako Morton had put on 147 with Brian Lara for the fifth wicket, after West Indies were 63 for four after 15 overs.

Brian Lara Cricket

Brian Lara Cricket is the first in a series of cricket games to be endorsed by Brian Lara.

It also features real player names such as Dion Nash, Michael Slater and Brian Lara (Brian Lara is the only player that endorses the game).

Brian Lara Cricket '96

Brian Lara Cricket '96 (also known as Lara '96) is a follow up to Brian Lara Cricket and the second game in the Brian Lara endorsed series of cricket video games.

Brian Lara Stadium

It is named for Brian Lara, who until 17 October 2008 was the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, when he was surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar.

MRF Limited

At one point of time, MRF was the bat sponsor of world-class batsmen including Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, and former Australian captain Steve Waugh.

Tariq Iqbal

His last game was their famous victory over the West Indies in the 1996 World Cup, in which he played as wicket-keeper and caught Brian Lara, for which he is best known.

Zoe Goss

Having been called into the Bradman XI side when rugby league player Paul Vautin withdrew due to illness, Goss scored 29 before taking 2 for 60 from her ten overs, including the wicket of Brian Lara who had broken the records for Highest Test Innings and Highest First-Class Innings earlier in the year.


CA Sports

The company sponsors many great former and current players like Inzamam ul Haq, Javed Miandad, Saeed Anwar, Moin Khan, Saleem Malik, Ijaz Ahmed, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Michael Bevan, Mahela Jayawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Jacob Oram and Shakib Al Hasan.


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