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‘May Feel Intimidated Telling Virat Kohli…’: Brian Lara’s Tough Advice To Coach Rahul Dravid Ahead Of T20 WC

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India head coach Rahul Dravid will need a specific plan to get the best out of superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup in the Americas next month, the great Brian Lara said on Tuesday. As many as eight players from the 2022 edition of the ICC event find a place in the squad with the team continuing to back the unmatched experience of Kohli and Rohit. “Sometimes when you have a team with a lot of superstars, you forget the plan and you believe that the superstars can do it. They just have to turn up. Sometimes you may feel, as a coach, intimidated, telling Sir Vivian Richards or Virat Kohli, you know exactly what you expect of them,” Lara said in an interaction with PTI editors at its headquarters which was facilitated by Star Sports. Asked about the composition of the India squad, Lara gave the example of the highly experienced West Indies squad for the ODI World Cup in 1987 when Sir Vivian Richards-led side could not reach …

“An Opener Like Virat Kohli…”: Brian Lara’s Blunt Verdict On Strike Rate Chatter

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The legendary Brian Lara on Monday asserted that Virat Kohli’s value transcends cold numbers, and the West Indian virtuoso has little doubt that the star batter should be a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad. Kohli stood in the eye of a social media storm after making a 67-ball hundred for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2024 match at Jaipur, which was the joint slowest hundred in the competition alongside Manish Pandey’s century in 2009. “The strike-rate depends on position, and for an opener strike-rate of 130-140 is pretty alright. But if you are coming in the middle-order then you may be required to hit at 150 or 160. As you have seen in this IPL, batsmen are hitting at 200 in the latter part of an innings,” Lara said during the Star Sports Press Room which was also attended by former India batter Ambati Rayudu. “But an opener like Kohli always has the chance of starting at 130, bat through the overs and finish at 160 or even higher, …

“Didn’t Get Any Wickets”: Brian Lara’s Blunt Verdict On Mitchell Starc’s IPL Troubles

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Legendary West Indies cricket team batter Brian Lara believes that fast bowler Mitchell Starc had a bad outing in his first game for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024 but pointed out that he is experienced enough to bounce back. Starc had a horrid time as he was taken to the cleaners by Heinrich Klaasen and the experienced Australia pacer ended up conceding 53 runs in his four overs. It was a disappointing show from the cricketer who became the costliest buy in IPL history when KKR bought him for Rs 24.75 crore in this year’s auction. Lara said that Starc’s strength is his bowling in the initial overs with the new ball and it is too early for the fans and the franchise to judge him considering his calibre. “I think the strength of Mitchell Starc, we all know around the world, is that ability to use that new ball to get wickets. He didn’t get any wickets with the new ball. And when you play him at the back end, that’s not …

On Steve Smith Becoming Opener, Australia Great’s Audacious ‘Brian Lara’s 400’ Prediction

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Former Australian cricket team skipper Michael Clarke backed star batter Steve Smith to open the innings in Test matches after the retirement of David Warner. Following Warner’s departure, a lot of questions have been asked about who can become Usman Khawaja‘s opening partner. Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh are possible options while Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Matt Renshaw have played the role in the past. Clarke said that Smith can become the best opener in the world within 12 months and he should be given the chance to try out the batting position. “If he wants to open the batting and they give him the chance, he will be the number one Test opener within 12 months. He [Smith] is that good a player. If he can bat at 3, he can bat anywhere. Technically he is good enough, he lets the ball go well, and he has great hand-eye coordination. Yes, he might nick the occasional one or might get lbw but tell me something that doesn’t,” Clarke said on …

“Will Wait To…” Brian Lara’s Instagram Story For Virat Kohli Before 73rd International Ton Is Viral

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Virat Kohli scored his 45th ODI ton in Guwahati against Sri Lanka© BCCI It was Virat Kohli‘s day on Tuesday as the iconic batter scored his 73rd international century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. While the batting maestro was at his very best in terms of confidence and stroke play against the guests Sri Lanka, Kohli also got two reprieves — one on 52 and the other on 81. The former India skipper raced to his century in 80 balls before he was dismissed for 113 off 87. Before Kohli came to the crease, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill stitched 143 runs for the opening wicket after Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl first. This made the fans wait for a long time to see Kohli bat. However, they were not only the fans, who were eagerly waiting for the India star, in fact, West Indies great Brian Lara was also waiting for Kohli to come to the crease. “I …