New Delhi. Whenever it comes to big scores in cricket, the name of West Indies' great cricketer Brian Lara comes to mind. Lara has set a world record of scoring 400 runs in an innings of a Test match. Many players have crossed the 300 mark, but they have not been able to get close to this score. Now Brian Lara himself has told who will break his record. For this, he has named two Indians Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Speaking to Daily Mail, Brian Lara said, “There were many players in my time who could do this. Players like Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle and Sanath Jayasuriya can break my record. Some players could score more than 300 runs but could not cross the 400 mark. I think 2 players from England and 2 players from India can break my record. I think Jack Crowley and Harry Brook of England can break my record. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill of India can also break this record if the right conditions are found.”
Let us tell you that all of them are emerging players. They still have a lot of cricket left in them. Harry Brook has scored 1181 runs at an average of 62 so far. Yashasvi Jaiswal is also batting brilliantly. He has scored 1028 runs for India so far at an average of 68. Talking about Gill, he has scored 1492 runs at an average of 35. Talking about England's Jack Crowley, he has scored 2687 runs in 45 matches. His highest score has been 268.
Lara broke the world record by playing an unbeaten innings of 400 runs against England. Brian Lara faced 582 balls in his innings and hit 43 fours and 4 sixes. Lara batted for 778 minutes and with this he reached the magical figure of 400 runs. Brian Lara broke the record of Australia's Matthew Hayden in this match. He broke Brian Lara's record of 375 runs by playing an innings of 380 runs against Zimbabwe on 10 October 2003. Lara had played an innings of 375 runs 10 years before this innings i.e. in 1994.
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first published : July 12, 2024, 3:05 pm IST
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