Brian Lara’s Success Mantras

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Brian Lara, Cricket records, West Indies cricket

Brian Charles Lara was one of the most successful in the history of cricket. He batted with the typical West Indian flair but was known to score big innings as well. He holds the world record for the highest individual score in first class cricket. This was a mammoth 501 not out  for Warwickshire vs. Durham in 1994. I very much doubt if this record will ever be broken. He also holds the distinction of the highest individual score in Test cricket 400 not out vs England in 2004.

Every one knows that mere talent is not enough to make you successful over the long run. What does make you successful? Yes, he was temperamental and had his share of scraps, particularly with the administrators of West Indian cricket but his cricketing feats made him a legend.

Disappointed with Sachin Tendulkar

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Cricket records, Sachin Tendulkar

I am disappointed with Sachin Tendulkar though I have been a fan of his since long. I have no hesitation in saying that his feats have been quite incredible. The stats. speak for themselves but a note of discord has set in, to my mind, in recent months. Yes, he has finally scored his 100th international century and the whole world is happy and relieved that this milestone has finally been reached.

Highest Scorer of Them All

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A Step A Day, Cricket records, Sachin Tendulkar

Run getting is a feature that makes cricket so very interesting. With the advant of Twenty20, it appears to be moving to be greatly in favour of batsmen. Yet one must give the top batsmen credit for the runs they have amassed in the different forms of the game. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar needs no intrdoduction to followers of cricket the world over. Yesterday he reached a peak unsurpassed so far when he became the first man to score more than 12,000 Test runs. Many have not scored 12,000 runs in a lifetime of cricket, leave alone in Tests fought against opponents for nearly two decades. Ever since he made his debut against Pakistan as a 16 year old with precocious talent, it was clear that Sachin was to be a master in times to come.

Chasing World Records

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Cricket records, Muttiah Muralitharan

The making and breaking of records adds to the charm of the game for cricket fans. With so much cricket being played the world over, gone are the days when records created stayed for keeps. Clarrie Grimmett’s record for the most Test wickets was not broken for 17 years from 1936-1953!

Here are a few of the current world records which are close to being broken:

1. Sachin Tendulkar ( 112890 ) is 664 runs behind Brian Lara for the most runs in Test cricket.
2. Muttiah Muralitharan (704) is just 4 wickets away from Shane Warne’s most wickets in Tests.
3. Muttiah Muralitharan (455) is 47 wickets away from Wasim Akram’s most wickets in ODIs.
4. Ricky Ponting (33) is just 4 centuries behind Sachin Tendulkar for the most centuries in Tests
5. Adam Gilchrist (391) is 12 dismissals away from Mark Boucher’s most wicket keeping dismissals in Tests.

I feel that Muttiah Muralitharan will end up as the highest wicket taker in both Tests and ODIs. The Sri Lankan off-spinner already has 1159 wickets in these forms of the game. That is amazing. More importantly, he has consistently been a match winner for Sri Lanka.

I feel Ponting will go past Tendulkar in the matter of Test hundreds.

Which Test record do you think seems least likely to be broken?