Tendulkar, Warne, Akram and Ponting: Brian Lara picks the best players of his era | FOX Cricket
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2023
- West Indies legend Brian Lara sits down with the FOX Cricket team to discuss the best bowlers and batsmen he faced off against during a storied career.
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What a generation of international cricketers that was!!!
Once in a lifetime kind of players!!! Tendulkar, Ponting, Lara, Warne, Muralidharan, McGrath, Wasim Akram, Kumble, Kallis, Shaun Pollock
And Adam Gilchrist
Saeed anwar, waqar, shoaib...
Allan Donald, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh
@@TUTANKHAMUN077 nope only wasim akram is legend with both speed and line in terms of bowling
@@Akedits8767 what is kumble doing there. Very average bowler. India did not have world class spinner so he had a chance to play so much cricket for india.
Waqar on the other hand was one of the best fast bowler of all time
Brain Lara was the most stylish batsman ever to grace the earth . Warne, Murali, Macgrath , Akram all looked helpless when we was on mood !
akram and helpless?
Good joke
Lara vs Akram bahut waar dakhne ko nahi mila agar baar baar dakhne ko milda ta 250,300, 400 ta pagi ik waar ta pukka c na Akram vs Lara baar baar dakhan da Mazza bahut aauna c
@@ravikundan1097 Ana C ? I am not a punjabi
Its brian lara not 'brain lara'
Perhaps you are stop watching cricket after Virat Kohli's debut 😂
When Lara was determined to score runs, no one could stop him or compete with him. He was unstoppable.
This bastard called Lara is very jealous of Great Muttiah Muralitharan .In 1999 Aus vs WI match he hit 153 and scored lot of runs against warne 's balls ,so drop Shane warne from Australian team too .He didn't say that .He did not tell about how Warne was removed from the team because he scored a lot against warne .Warne is his close friend .That s why he doesnt say anything to warne.
Muralitharan - 133 matches - 800 wickets - 67 five wickets hauls
Warne - 145 matches - 708 wickets - 37 five wickets hauls
In 2001 ,he scored against Muralitharan only in one match ,so now he is saying that he always scored well against Muralitharan 😂.And wI lost that match 😂. He thinks he is the best batsman in the world because he scored 400 by luck.Hayden also hit 380 , Mahela also hit 374.He is going to be the superstar because he scored 20 runs more than that.
test Average .sangakkara 57/sachin 53 /lara 51/pointing 52 /kallis 55
Centuries - sachin - 51 / ponting - 42 / kallis - 45 / Sangakkara - 38 / lara - 34
Odi avg - sachin - 45 / ponting - 43 / kallis - 42 / Sangakkara - 41 / lara - 39
Sangakkara and Bradman has more double centuries than him.
In terms of stats ,sachin ,Sangakkara ,ponting and kallis are far ahead of him.He does not become the best batsman just because he bats stylishly😂.
He says that warne is the best because warne used to play in the sena fields.
Bowling avg in eng - Muralitharan - 19 / warne - 21 (sena )
Bowling avg in nz - Muralitharan - 19 / Warne - 21( sena )
Bowling avg in wi - muralitharan - 23 / warne - 39
Muralitharan s best bowling performance against eng is 9 /65 at the oval ground .he single handely destroyed english batting line up.😂
Muralitharan only failed in Australia . When considering other sena countries his stats are much better than warne .This records proved it.
This beggar lara is well aware of these stats.knows very well that the sena records of ( nz and eng) Muralitharan s are much better than warne .
Muralitharan has 534 odi wickets with 23 bowling average while warne has only 293 odi wickets with 26 bowling average 😂.
Such a kind and humble man Brian Lara is. What a privilege I've had to watch him play cricket and now listen to his commentary on Fox, would love to see him back next summer.
I'm so glad he mentioned Carl Hooper! Such an underrated cricketer. He was class. Like he said he had so much grace in his batting. Also his dance hop run-up when he bowled.
Yes I saw Hooper play live for Kent many times in the 1990s and he was such a talented batsman - especially against spin.
@@paulrichardson9843 you're a lucky guy! He was poetry while playing spin. Dancing down the pitch with his lofted drives.
@@vikasvishwakarma009 I remember he always looked so relaxed at the batting crease and then bang - he'd advance and hit the bowler back over their head for 4 or 6. Very classy player.
Yeah, Hooper was class
Yes Hooper 80s &90s are far grater than 200s now
Always remember his 688 runs in 3 tests against Sri Lanka back in 2001
Then you have Steve Smith 3 and a half test vs ENG in ENG 774 runs GOAT
I mean Rohit also did same against SA at an avg of 150 but thats not a big thing.
I would appreciate Smith more for his ashes performance.
Brian Lara is the best batsman against spin bowling as far as I know… ❤
That pivoted him amongst the the greats in the all time west indian run scorers list he had passed rohan kanhai's best of 6,229 runs to move up to 4th or 5th on the list just behind Sir,Vivs aggregate of 8540 ,Sir Gary sobers,8032, Lollyd,greenidge and haynes if i remembered correctly..i still hv the news paper cut outs! From colombo in 2001!
@@thecricketer7928 lol..2001 lara was batting in a landmine with murali at his peak
Im glad he mentioned his own teammates. Curtly Ambrose was the most intimidating bowler i have ever had the pleasure of watching and meeting.
Brian's honesty and simplicity is rare to see.
What makes Lara so special and distinguished was the fact that he was superbly stylish, elegant, effective ...but also that max time he was more like a LONE WARRIOR ....and to score n win matches for so long was just INCREDIBLE !!! ❤
Brian Lara! You are the best Batsman I have watched up until this point in Cricket! You were not just magical in playing your shots and this was every and any shot, but your mental space!
Agreed.
Sachin was a cricketing legend, hero, great etc etc, in his playing days. Rare to see a player like Sachin playing tests at tender age, facing ferocious attack well and served India for over a decade, without break. Speakes volumes of his LOVE for Cricket, involvement, dedication & discipline etc etc. Surely, he would have plenty plenty to give back to the game. When is????? still. Is it Arjun, if not others? Arjun is blessed with good cricketing physique, best eyes to coach, BEST exposure EVER, to become Sir Garfield, gradually. Arjun, work hard and give us thrill. You can. Cheers!!
You can't compare Sachin Tendulkar with Lara , Lara is more ahead than Tendulkar in test cricket , but Sachin he is a player of one day cricket
@@wadiwadawwadiwadaw4812 how you measure who is better?
@@wadiwadawwadiwadaw4812Lara was more talented and on his day he was better than anyone, but sachin was more consistent
@@suhailmuhammad9994 if SRT had to carry a batting lineup as bad as the WIs for 17 years, he wouldn't average 45. Every time lara went to the wicket, he, the crowd, his teammates and the opposition knew the game hinged on his innings. At the end of the 90s, not one west indian batsman averaged over 45 except lara(who averaged over 50), two averaged just above 40(shiv and he was out injured frequently ) and jimmy adams(just over 41) and and the most talented batsman in the side averaged 36
@@juanestadian8471 sachin didn’t have great support in the 90s as well until
Dravid found his feet. Moreover, Lara had a world class bowling unit which helped to knock out the opposition teams for low scores, whereas sachin practically played with a non existent bowling line up especially overseas
Ricky was the biggest match winner batsman..absolute nerve of steels ..never broke in toughest knockout situations..even in his last worldcup last match also he scored a hundred..one of the greatest match winner batsmen of all time.. probably the greatest captain- batsman of all times♥️
Steve wauh also
But failed in India miserably in tests
@@princenarayana sachin also failed miserably in lords..even anil kumble has a century in lords but sachin doesn't,how does it affect the greatness of a player?..such sectional stats are irrelevant...judge them on the basis of their whole career
@@dhrubaganguly7758 he mentioned about a country "india"... Why are you stuck at one ground 😅😂😂😂😂😂so foolish you are
@@princenarayana Everyone has a weakness. Sachin horribly failed and was clueless against anderson. So does it mean sachin sucked? Ricky was a guy who always performed in toughest of condition. He played like a champion. It's true that Lara and sachin both are better than him as a batsman. But ricky was a living Steel. He never feared anyone, always played like a champ. That's why he led Australia to a different level
Lara is probably my most favorite player in any sport. The man was talented, easy with his playing style, really enjoyed the game from the videos I have seen, a good team player by how Ambrose hugs him when he destroyed Aussies in Australia and a great player. Above all, he comes across as humble and not cocky. Glad you came to represent WI in cricket and the cricketing world enjoyed your decades showing your skills and all your great innings over many years.
This bastard called Lara is very jealous of Great Muttiah Muralitharan .In 1999 Aus vs WI match he hit 153 and scored lot of runs against warne 's balls ,so drop Shane warne from Australian team too .He didn't say that .He did not tell about how Warne was removed from the team because he scored a lot against warne .Warne is his close friend .That s why he doesnt say anything to warne.
Muralitharan - 133 matches - 800 wickets - 67 five wickets hauls
Warne - 145 matches - 708 wickets - 37 five wickets hauls
In 2001 ,he scored against Muralitharan only in one match ,so now he is saying that he always scored well against Muralitharan 😂.And wI lost that match 😂. He thinks he is the best batsman in the world because he scored 400 by luck.Hayden also hit 380 , Mahela also hit 374.He is going to be the superstar because he scored 20 runs more than that.
test Average .sangakkara 57/sachin 53 /lara 51/pointing 52 /kallis 55
Centuries - sachin - 51 / ponting - 42 / kallis - 45 / Sangakkara - 38 / lara - 34
Odi avg - sachin - 45 / ponting - 43 / kallis - 42 / Sangakkara - 41 / lara - 39
Sangakkara and Bradman has more double centuries than him.
In terms of stats ,sachin ,Sangakkara ,ponting and kallis are far ahead of him.He does not become the best batsman just because he bats stylishly😂.
He says that warne is the best because warne used to play in the sena fields.
Bowling avg in eng - Muralitharan - 19 / warne - 21 (sena )
Bowling avg in nz - Muralitharan - 19 / Warne - 21( sena )
Bowling avg in wi - muralitharan - 23 / warne - 39
Muralitharan s best bowling performance against eng is 9 /65 at the oval ground .he single handely destroyed english batting line up.😂
Muralitharan only failed in Australia . When considering other sena countries his stats are much better than warne .This records proved it.
This beggar lara is well aware of these stats.knows very well that the sena records of ( nz and eng) Muralitharan s are much better than warne .
Muralitharan has 534 odi wickets with 23 bowling average while warne has only 293 odi wickets with 26 bowling average 😂.
Sir Brian Lara was one of the greatest of all time batsman. It was just beautiful watching his game. He troubled all great spinners and fast bowlers. Amazing talent and a great leader.
He wasn't knighted so wouldn't be appropriate to address him as Sir Brian Lara. I wish he was knighted too
@@vidhunarayanan6766 it is a respect which i would like to give him just like i would say Sir Kapil Dev.
@@vidhunarayanan6766i’m English, and the knighthood comes from this country. And let me tell you, it doesn’t mean nothing. There as some idiots out there who have been knighted, and then there’s people that have done things to deserve a knighthood and not recieved it.
U only recieve a knighthood based on your service or recognition to the UK(or maybe the commonwealth).
So really if the guy in this comments section wants to recognise greatness and respects it, then let him do so
Yes indeed.
Lara was the most stylish batsman . Nothing in Cricket is more beautiful than see Lara batting and Wasim bowling .
It s so nice to Lara after a long time. Lara was a stylish and ferocious batsman of his time.
Yes INDEED.
I feel blessed to have watched all those legends (at their peak) he named & the man himself!
A generation of extraordinary gentlemen graced this beautiful game called cricket!
Beauty of 90s Cricket. Feel its Unmatchable.
Really miss those days. Cricket nowadays has become business
Well said and well REASONED.
Brian lara. What a talent he was.
Both Lara and Sachin played in an era where some of the greatest bowlers of world cricket were in their prime. And both these batsmen not only played but thrived against those mean bowling machines, carrying the weight of the entire team on their shoulders and playing some of the best cricket innings humans will ever get to watch 👍
Fully agree
Style ,class ,timing ,performance equals to BRIAN CHARLES LARA what a player he was true LEGEND love nd huge respect from pakistan
Pagi mare wello v
Yes ABSOLUTELY.
Both Lara and Tendulkar seemed to announce their genius to the world at the SCG. Both made big runs there as young men, and immediately they were not "young players" anymore, but world class household names. Its a historical ground, and they played historical innings that launched their careers to another level.
This bastard called Lara is very jealous of Great Muttiah Muralitharan .In 1999 Aus vs WI match he hit 153 and scored lot of runs against warne 's balls ,so drop Shane warne from Australian team too .He didn't say that .He did not tell about how Warne was removed from the team because he scored a lot against warne .Warne is his close friend .That s why he doesnt say anything to warne.
Muralitharan - 133 matches - 800 wickets - 67 five wickets hauls
Warne - 145 matches - 708 wickets - 37 five wickets hauls
In 2001 ,he scored against Muralitharan only in one match ,so now he is saying that he always scored well against Muralitharan 😂.And wI lost that match 😂. He thinks he is the best batsman in the world because he scored 400 by luck.Hayden also hit 380 , Mahela also hit 374.He is going to be the superstar because he scored 20 runs more than that.
test Average .sangakkara 57/sachin 53 /lara 51/pointing 52 /kallis 55
Centuries - sachin - 51 / ponting - 42 / kallis - 45 / Sangakkara - 38 / lara - 34
Odi avg - sachin - 45 / ponting - 43 / kallis - 42 / Sangakkara - 41 / lara - 39
Sangakkara and Bradman has more double centuries than him.
In terms of stats ,sachin ,Sangakkara ,ponting and kallis are far ahead of him.He does not become the best batsman just because he bats stylishly😂.
He says that warne is the best because warne used to play in the sena fields.
Bowling avg in eng - Muralitharan - 19 / warne - 21 (sena )
Bowling avg in nz - Muralitharan - 19 / Warne - 21( sena )
Bowling avg in wi - muralitharan - 23 / warne - 39
Muralitharan s best bowling performance against eng is 9 /65 at the oval ground .he single handely destroyed english batting line up.😂
Muralitharan only failed in Australia . When considering other sena countries his stats are much better than warne .This records proved it.
This beggar lara is well aware of these stats.knows very well that the sena records of ( nz and eng) Muralitharan s are much better than warne .
Muralitharan has 534 odi wickets with 23 bowling average while warne has only 293 odi wickets with 26 bowling average 😂.
@@sw1138 Murali was a chucker. None of what he did matters. He was was tested, failed. Tested again, failed again. So they had to change the rules to stop the crying about racism just to let him keep playing.
Disgraceful that he ever gets mentioned.
@@thatsbollox cry more kid ,no matter how much you and this bastard lara cry.Great Muralitharan will forever remain as the greatest bowler ever in cricket history .
Your own countryman also mentioned earlier Muralitharan is the ' Don of bowling '.
@@thatsbollox It doesnt matter how much you and this bastard lara cry ,understand the reality .Muralitharan forever remain as the greatest bowler of all time and highest wicket taker of all time
@@sw1138 He was just a chucker that the world felt sorry for...and changed the rules to let him play. He is a walking asterix...his record is pointless. Even those with sympathey for him know he was really just a chucker that was done a favour.
He isnt taken seriously...he is tolerated.
Allan Donald talks abt Sachin ,Lara ,Steve waugh in an interview in 2009 ,
I had been watching Sachin Tendulkar on and off before we (South Africa) were readmitted in 1991.
Everything about him is just so exceptional. He is wonderful technically and he has everything - class, speed, all the shots, and he is cool under pressure. Cricketers always talk about his amazing balance, even the Aussies. I've seen tapes of Sunil Gavaskar and if you split the screen between him and Tendulkar, they look virtually identical. I have never seen a man with such immaculate balance - it is freakish.
People go to a Test match just to watch Tendulkar. I, for one, would rather watch him than bowl against him. Actually, I'm glad I'll never have to bowl to him in a Test match again, though I've been quite successful against him. He is No. 1 in my book - the best player I have ever had the privilege of bowling to. There's Steve Waugh and there's Brian Lara, who was wonderful in 1995, but Tendulkar is a class above, consistently special.
The best knock I can remember him playing was at Newlands in 1997, when he was just unstoppable. We only got him thanks to a blinding catch by Adam Bacher off a hook shot, otherwise he would have gone on and on.
Under Hansie Cronje we studied hard for a Tendulkar weakness. We thought he might be vulnerable, especially early in his innings, to the ball that is bowled from wide of the crease, coming back in off a good length. He might then be bowled through the gate, or be lbw, especially on English wickets. We also tried peppering him with short balls - not many top-class batters like that - but it didn't really seem to bother him. The one thing that might rattle him is being restricted. He loves scoring, and scoring quickly, and if he is frustrated, sometimes he goes out and looks for the big shot.
I don't think he really gets rattled by sledging. Glenn McGrath tried it and Tendulkar just kept running at him and hitting him back over his head for four. I think that, like Steve Waugh, sledging just makes him more focused: I don't think it is a good idea to have a word.
Tendulkar is already a legend so I'm not sure how he'll be remembered - what comes after legend? . He's the best in the world, one of the most magnificent players there's ever been. He's also a nice guy, a soft-hearted bloke who gives 110% and just loves playing cricket.
Are you for real
There were better batsmen before him
What would he have done against the West Indies team that bowled bouncer and were fast
Actually the greatest batsman of them all Sir Donald Bradmen said himself that the player who most reminded him of himself and his style and his footwork was Tandulker! So that's a great honour coming from the only test player to average 99.9,yup he went for a duck in his final test but no one else comes close to Bradmen if he played the amount of cricket that they do today one could only imagine how many runs he would have made!
@@javediqbalsalim7800 katua detected opinion rejected
@@javediqbalsalim7800
Allan Donald made his debut in 90s ,he is talking abt players he bowled to.
@@javediqbalsalim7800 Gavaskar was the most successful batsman against that same west indies attack and even scored 3 centuries out of the 4 tests they played in West indies home soil.
Sachin was a more complete batsman than Gavaskar and everybody knows the picture perfect technique he had. Obviously he would have handled them well. He even faced fastest bowlers that cricket has ever seen like Brett and Shoaib. Alongwith the likes of Wasim ,Waqar , Mcgrath , Donald Dale steyn and even James anderson etc.. Not to mention that he had played Malcolm Marshall as well. Check that in youtube. The guy played for 25 years! Thats longevity of the highest order.
So your argument is null.
Such a down to earth guy.
He proved that, actions speak louder than words.
My world 11 (test) last 30 years:-
Hayden
Tendulkar
B. Lara
Dravid
R. Ponting(c)
J. kallis
A. Gilchrist
Wasim akram
Shane warne
G.mcgrath
Murali/Steyn according to pitch
Beat my team
Any other of those legends doing this interview would all have B C Lara in their team too... Superb batsman...
The windies just collapsed after Lara's time( were on the decline) but back in the 70's/ 80's, the defeats they would inflict especially to teams like India were humiliating.
I see what you did there 😂
Absolutely CORRECT AND TRUE
Brian Lara is a synonym for Cricket, Cricket is incomplete without him.
Pagi sahi Kia ji tusi
This bastard called Lara is very jealous of Great Muttiah Muralitharan .In 1999 Aus vs WI match he hit 153 and scored lot of runs against warne 's balls ,so drop Shane warne from Australian team too .He didn't say that .He did not tell about how Warne was removed from the team because he scored a lot against warne .Warne is his close friend .That s why he doesnt say anything to warne.
Muralitharan - 133 matches - 800 wickets - 67 five wickets hauls
Warne - 145 matches - 708 wickets - 37 five wickets hauls
In 2001 ,he scored against Muralitharan only in one match ,so now he is saying that he always scored well against Muralitharan 😂.And wI lost that match 😂. He thinks he is the best batsman in the world because he scored 400 by luck.Hayden also hit 380 , Mahela also hit 374.He is going to be the superstar because he scored 20 runs more than that.
test Average .sangakkara 57/sachin 53 /lara 51/pointing 52 /kallis 55
Centuries - sachin - 51 / ponting - 42 / kallis - 45 / Sangakkara - 38 / lara - 34
Odi avg - sachin - 45 / ponting - 43 / kallis - 42 / Sangakkara - 41 / lara - 39
Sangakkara and Bradman has more double centuries than him.
In terms of stats ,sachin ,Sangakkara ,ponting and kallis are far ahead of him.He does not become the best batsman just because he bats stylishly😂.
He says that warne is the best because warne used to play in the sena fields.
Bowling avg in eng - Muralitharan - 19 / warne - 21 (sena )
Bowling avg in nz - Muralitharan - 19 / Warne - 21( sena )
Bowling avg in wi - muralitharan - 23 / warne - 39
Muralitharan s best bowling performance against eng is 9 /65 at the oval ground .he single handely destroyed english batting line up.😂
Muralitharan only failed in Australia . When considering other sena countries his stats are much better than warne .This records proved it.
This beggar lara is well aware of these stats.knows very well that the sena records of ( nz and eng) Muralitharan s are much better than warne .
Muralitharan has 534 odi wickets with 23 bowling average while warne has only 293 odi wickets with 26 bowling average 😂.
Lara remembering azharuddin...gr8 compliment..
Just look at those names and many other legends were not discussed. Such a great time for any spectator to watch this amazing game of cricket.
It was always a pleasure to watch Lara bat, but I think it's equally a treat to watch him talk about cricket and his analysis of other greats of his time, the humility and respect for others is exemplary.
THIS!
AN HONEST INTERVIEW
A TRUE GENTLEMAN RESPECT
Finally Carl Hooper what a talent he had... really my childhood is really memorable when seeing the Caribbean great like Carl and Brian.. thanks a lot legends entertaining is...
Lara was a beautiful batsman to watch.
Silky-Smooth Maestro.
Carl Hooper was indeed joy to watch. Simply effortless batting.
Brian Lara, Viv Richards, Greenridge, Gary Sobers, Curtly Ambrose, of course Malcolm Marshall. West Indies players are special and very widely admired in India.
The last truly great West Indian batsman. One wonders when if there will be another. Elegance, oozed class and had an insatiable appetite for big scores.
Chanderpaul was truly great too, he is under appreciated but master batsman
He absolutely mentioned perfectly about Carl Hooper.
Brian Lara is probably the greatest player of spin ever. The guy averages over a 100 against Murli.
Failed in india
@@amoghsawant3801 he only played three test matches in india dude.
@@riadramsaroop8248 still failiure is failiure
@@riadramsaroop8248 he failed in nz too
@@amoghsawant3801 you are a Brian Lara hater.. probably a Chokli thirdclass fan
This man himself was a GOAT , so humble and appreciative of his colleagues !!
Frankly, who all wish to see Windies national team to bounce back to their former glory, specially their TEST & ODI teams..?
Carl hooper and shivnarayan chandrapaul are very underrated but highly talented.
Hooper was definitely a very stylish batsman who picked the gaps in the field at will. A very underrated allrounder.
You must be mad
You mean UNDERACHIEVE.
Carl Hooper must've achieved more than what he did considering his potential. He didn't do justice to his talent. He was one of the very few batsmen that played with so much ease.
@@rogerrousco2921 has to be.....whoever thinks that Carl Llewelyn Hooper was an allrounder clearly has some screws loose. Carl Hooper was picked and paid TO BAT. And more often than not he failed.
@@richardknight1258 underachieve is being kind
Man Ricky Ponting in his prime was sum else ..... destructible
So true. Today's generation will never know what cricket excellence and rivalry used to be in those days. Even less known team zimbabwe had known players like Andy flower, grant flower, Evan Murray, Henry olonga. Imagine the level of competency in those days. Cricket will never be same.
Heatg streak, chikabura, taibu
Brian lara a true legend off the game,as a teenager growing up he was always a joy to look at,true definition of test cricketer.His batting stand said it all.All hail the king off cricket 🏏
What a joy it was to watch this guy bat...! Lara was truly special...!
Lara kya hai Maraa.. The stylish left hander was the only one who can play those rare long innings.. Very aggressive, great footwork, those cuts n pulls, hook pull glance, charging down, playing those famous knocks in Australia particularly wer he loves playing.. The best ever to play the game Brian Charles Lara!
Hooper was one of favorite players growing up..... everyone Lara mentioned is great...but Hooper was a minimalist maestro...simple action... simple bowling philosophy... great catcher....good defense with great aggression when needed...and most of all...gentleman of the game in his talk and walk...all and all a completely superb package...
When Lara talking about Sachin , I feel like 'the best' is talking about 'the best' . Yes .......there can be two bests. We , the their generation , are privileged to see them both battling.
Carl Hoopers batting was pure class and full of elegance. He made the batting look so easy. But the guy left cricket early due to things known only to him.
he left early because he averaged 36.......that is simply not good enough
Who was Carl Hiopers ? There was never any cricketer with this name ...
It is Carl Hooper.
Yes - He was a great batsman.
In full form he was as great as Lara. But his Problem was - poor Consistency.
@@rakeshmishra679 actually he was better than lara in terms of talent. 99.9% of West indians will tell you that. Which is what made made his progress or lack thereof so infuriating. As for form, hooper was never out of form. Every hooper innings always started with him looking like he would score 400 runs....and inevitably he'd give his wicket away
@@juanestadian8471 : An average of 36 was more than good enough in the 1990s. How much did jayasurya, steve waugh, mark taylor, stephen fleming, micheal atherton or even the rest of windies batsmen except lara averaged?
But with his talent, he could easily average above 40s, but strangely he seemed to be sleepwalking on his talent.
All said, when Brian was on the crease, magic happened as he mesmerised everyone. He was always pushing the boundaries (no pun intended) with his immense capabilities .
Yes, Carl Hooper was really a joy to watch.
RIP great shane warne,you will be alive in our hearts always💖💖🌺🌺🌺
This bastard called Lara is very jealous of Great Muttiah Muralitharan .In 1999 Aus vs WI match he hit 153 and scored lot of runs against warne 's balls ,so drop Shane warne from Australian team too .He didn't say that .He did not tell about how Warne was removed from the team because he scored a lot against warne .Warne is his close friend .That s why he doesnt say anything to warne.
Muralitharan - 133 matches - 800 wickets - 67 five wickets hauls
Warne - 145 matches - 708 wickets - 37 five wickets hauls
In 2001 ,he scored against Muralitharan only in one match ,so now he is saying that he always scored well against Muralitharan 😂.And wI lost that match 😂. He thinks he is the best batsman in the world because he scored 400 by luck.Hayden also hit 380 , Mahela also hit 374.He is going to be the superstar because he scored 20 runs more than that.
test Average .sangakkara 57/sachin 53 /lara 51/pointing 52 /kallis 55
Centuries - sachin - 51 / ponting - 42 / kallis - 45 / Sangakkara - 38 / lara - 34
Odi avg - sachin - 45 / ponting - 43 / kallis - 42 / Sangakkara - 41 / lara - 39
Sangakkara and Bradman has more double centuries than him.
In terms of stats ,sachin ,Sangakkara ,ponting and kallis are far ahead of him.He does not become the best batsman just because he bats stylishly😂.
He says that warne is the best because warne used to play in the sena fields.
Bowling avg in eng - Muralitharan - 19 / warne - 21 (sena )
Bowling avg in nz - Muralitharan - 19 / Warne - 21( sena )
Bowling avg in wi - muralitharan - 23 / warne - 39
Muralitharan s best bowling performance against eng is 9 /65 at the oval ground .he single handely destroyed english batting line up.😂
Muralitharan only failed in Australia . When considering other sena countries his stats are much better than warne .This records proved it.
This beggar lara is well aware of these stats.knows very well that the sena records of ( nz and eng) Muralitharan s are much better than warne .
Muralitharan has 534 odi wickets with 23 bowling average while warne has only 293 odi wickets with 26 bowling average 😂.
What a great cricketer...
Sachin Tendulkar had Sehwag, Dravid, Azharuddin, Laxman, Ganguly.
But Brian Lara only had Chanderpaul and others were Rubbish. Brian Lara was One Man Army. Best Batsman in last 30 Years BRIAN CHARLES LARA
Yeah richie richardson was a hump.
It's not football. Batting has to be done by one guy at a time and cricket is totally different. One guy can make a difference. One partner is enough. Respect to both the legendary batsmen
@@sammyrocks3633 if all your partners keep getting out it doesn’t give you much time to get runs does it? It also puts extra pressure on you to pick up runs cause you’re the only prolific run scorer. Whereas If you’ve got a partner like Dravid aka ‘The Wall’ or another fast run scorer like Sehwag, all you have to do is worry about your own batting and not your lineup crumbling.
@@kerrondarby4166 WI batting wasn't so poor that one had to worry but yes it wasn't like India had. They weren't consistent. The current WI team has the worst batting ever
Ooh really, sachin had to deal with match fixing, politics, selectors and the countrys pressure for a decade and he was the lone warrior for the team, he had literally Noone...till around 2000 and still sachin was the best despite having so many injuries...pls he is the greatest of all time
What a brilliant analysis by Brian on his contemporaries !!! ❤
CARL HOOPER was a mythical talent.
He is the real king of cricket❤️
Brain Charles Lara ❤️ we all adore your style of play, you always looked stylish and commanding position while you were in your prime form. Lara you made us Love cricket to be honest ❤
Undisputed all time No 1 left handedBatsmen we in India were fortunate to watch when in our growing up days.
My world XI last 30 years
M. Hayden
V. Sehwag
R. Ponting (c)
S. Tendulkar
B. Lara
J. Kallis
A. Gilchrist (wk)
S. Warne
B. Lee
W. Akram
G. McGrath
(edited to show Gilly as wk since some are confused 🙄)
Graeme Smith instead of Hayden, Steyn instead of Lee looks better
No Sanga?
Agree except for lee
@@amitsrivastava4539 Graeme Smith test average 48, Hayden 50+
@@prathameshchatare Sanga instead of Gilly? No thanks
Tendulkar was a master, it was like watching a skilled tradesman at work in a business that had been handed down for generations. He had reduced the business of elite batting to a craft. You could see the experience from how calculative he was, it was almost mechanical the way he'd squeeze out the last drop of every inning. With Lara, you got the sense that it was God given talent. When he wanted it, good luck trying to stop him. What's funny is that neither of them look like the beasts they were at the crease. Both slight in frame & physical stature. The cricketing crop of that generation was otherworldly. Love from Lahore.
Amazing cricketer he is.
And even amazing guy :)
A GOAT 🐐 Appreciating other GOATS 🐐
Agree
My Best 11 ..
1) Adam Gilchrist (WK)
2) Saeed Anwar
3) Ricky Pointing ( C )
4) Viv Richards
5) Brain Lara
6) Jacques Kallis
7) Michale Bevan
8) Murlidharan
9) Curtly Ambrose
10)Wasim Akram
11) Shane Bond
Fully wrong line up
The era of legends 🥂
Glad he included Carl Hooper. Saw him play live for Kent in county championship and one day games many times. He was the best player I've ever seen against spin (including against Warne) and it just looked effortless for him. Hooper was also a class slip fielder and useful bowler, but as a batsmen with that amount of talent he should really have averaged 45+ in Test cricket.
Carl Hooper is like Riquelme of Argentina.
Perfectly said
Great for Carl Hooper to get a mention - I am an Aussie - but always had a soft spot for Carl Hooper when we played the Windies in the 90's
Very fortunate to see the era of the phenomenon Brian Lara
The man himself is an absolute legend in cricket history with his amazing batting skills!!
Sir lara mine all time favourite cricketer bless him long heathlty happy life thanks
Really one of the greatest batsman of all time in the history of cricket 👍👍
Brian Lara was very special batsman and more importantly a match winner.
Legend
Cricket legends all time favourite
Love from Peshawar Pakistan
This is memorable.
i liked what he said about hooper .... he is very underrated
Brian Lara is like MJ of cricket.
He played some of the nicest shots in cricket.
Always a fan of carl hooper, still recall those days with fingers crossed waiting hooper to get out. More than useful bowler and as wristy and stylish as Azharuddin.
Definitely, Carl hooper is such a wonderful player and underrated.. He is a gem for sure.
I wud say Vinod Kamli was hugely talented as well.. He cud hv such a great to the cricket World.
Always admired lara
This bastard called Lara is very jealous of Great Muttiah Muralitharan .In 1999 Aus vs WI match he hit 153 and scored lot of runs against warne 's balls ,so drop Shane warne from Australian team too .He didn't say that .He did not tell about how Warne was removed from the team because he scored a lot against warne .Warne is his close friend .That s why he doesnt say anything to warne.
Muralitharan - 133 matches - 800 wickets - 67 five wickets hauls
Warne - 145 matches - 708 wickets - 37 five wickets hauls
In 2001 ,he scored against Muralitharan only in one match ,so now he is saying that he always scored well against Muralitharan 😂.And wI lost that match 😂. He thinks he is the best batsman in the world because he scored 400 by luck.Hayden also hit 380 , Mahela also hit 374.He is going to be the superstar because he scored 20 runs more than that.
test Average .sangakkara 57/sachin 53 /lara 51/pointing 52 /kallis 55
Centuries - sachin - 51 / ponting - 42 / kallis - 45 / Sangakkara - 38 / lara - 34
Odi avg - sachin - 45 / ponting - 43 / kallis - 42 / Sangakkara - 41 / lara - 39
Sangakkara and Bradman has more double centuries than him.
In terms of stats ,sachin ,Sangakkara ,ponting and kallis are far ahead of him.He does not become the best batsman just because he bats stylishly😂.
He says that warne is the best because warne used to play in the sena fields.
Bowling avg in eng - Muralitharan - 19 / warne - 21 (sena )
Bowling avg in nz - Muralitharan - 19 / Warne - 21( sena )
Bowling avg in wi - muralitharan - 23 / warne - 39
Muralitharan s best bowling performance against eng is 9 /65 at the oval ground .he single handely destroyed english batting line up.😂
Muralitharan only failed in Australia . When considering other sena countries his stats are much better than warne .This records proved it.
This beggar lara is well aware of these stats.knows very well that the sena records of ( nz and eng) Muralitharan s are much better than warne .
Muralitharan has 534 odi wickets with 23 bowling average while warne has only 293 odi wickets with 26 bowling average 😂.
So lucky to lived through golden period of cricket. Likes of Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Shoaib, Sachin, Brian lara and many more.
Lara is all class.
Brian Lara was awesome and very very stylish player of all time
Good he mentioned Carl hooper . Making batting look easy
Akram was undoubtedly the greatest! Not just the greatest left-arm pacer but the greatest of them all. As seconded by this legend himself
Brian Lara and Saeed Anwar were the most stylish looking batsmen
Great comment,
For me Lara was the most stylish left handed batsman and Azharuddin was the most stylish right handed batsman.
@@akashbehera2618 The most stylish right handers for me are Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn and Michael Clarke...yes I am Australian.
@@mkultra501 and who in your opinion is the most stylish left handed batsman?
@@akashbehera2618 Lara is my favourite player of all time,so he is my favourite left handed batsman,2nd favourite is Saeed Anwar.
Lara ❤❤
The legend of world cricket....
I spent countless hours playing Brian Lara cricket 96 in my childhood pretending that I was Lara. I also tried that in Pakistan's street cricket with the lavish batlift and never survived more than an over. For me, Lara was a Prince because he wielded his bat like a sword. Thank you for the memories Sir.
Beautiful words to describe my country man.
This man Brian Lara, wants to bat for 5 days what a crazy dude. He is really dangerous 😂
it is so nice to hear a player select from their era. Too many clips on youtube are of players selecting and all time xi yet the players chosen 99.9% of the time played in the last 25 years . short memories and total disrespect for the history of the game
Warney was something else, the best I've ever seen, regards from Pakistan
All times great batsman real hero
Lara Ji ❤️.
Lara ❤️❤️
Legend, entertainment, most stylish batsman
Tendulkar and Pointing are batting greats, whereas Warne and Akram are Bowling greats.
If we talk about Stats that includes Wickets and runs scored as well
Warne has over 1001 wickets and 4200 runs across all formats not bad for a no 9 or no 10 batsman
Wasim Akram has 916 wickets and 6600 runs across all formats a good record for someone who bats at 7 or 8
Sachin has 30,000 runs and 200 wickets across all formats
Pointing has 28,000 runs and only 8 wickets
If we talk about catches
Warne has 205 (125 in the test and 80 in ODI)
Sachin has 255 catches (115 in the test and 140 in ODI)
Wasim has 132 catches (44 in the test and 88 in ODI) not bad for a fast bowler
Ponting has 355 catches ( 195 in the test and 160 in the ODI) one of the best slip fielders
Let's compare this with Jacques Kallis
25000 runs across all formats (13289 runs in test, 11 580 runs in odi)
62 centuries across all formats ( 45 centuries in test, 17 centuries in ODI)
331 catches across all formats ( 200 catches in the test, 131 catches in ODI)
565 wickets across all formats (292 wickets in test, 273 wickets in ODI)
Warne, Wasim, Ponting and Tendulkar are greats during 90s and 2000s but if i has to pick out one player from that era then i would prefer Jacques Kallis i mean i am ready to drop either 2 of them in exchange of having Kallis in my team
Whilst Kallis could provide the much needed balance to the team, he couldn't ever be termed as a match winner like the players you had mentioned. He couldn't outright win you matches in any of the disciplines that he seemingly mastered. Yes, Kallis was a freak who could do it all but then there was again only that much that he could do. You certainly wouldn't place your bets on Kallis to play you a rear-guard match winning inning, or castle the opposition bowling on a docile pitch. That being said, there's no denying Kallis' talent, his skills, his unrelenting tenacity, resilience and dedication to his craft that made him the greatest all rounder after Sir Gary Sobers to have played the game.
Muralitharan, 67 five wicket hauls and 800 wickets in just 230 Innings
Warne, 37 five wicket hauls and 700 wickets in 273 innings .
my favourite batsman is and was lara only, a class apart along with sacin, those 2 are real GOAT as batsman
Lara super legend ❤️