Lara quitting from all forms of Cricket would mean him all but handing over his Test Cricket record to Sachin. That was the first selfish thought that came to my mind as I heard the news. But as I thought some more, I realized that Lara was never a man to run after records anyways.His retirement just shows the kind of man that we know Brian Charles Lara to be - a great player who went on to break all the big records that could be broken - all done with the nonchalance of not needing to break them. That same aura of nonchalant brilliance could be seen in the way he batted. The slightly high bat lift, the slight jump as he shifted weight and then that exquisite flashy square drive. It is all etched in the memory of all cricket lovers for eternity.
I never confessed this before, but this may be the best occasion to come out clean. The best batsman in the world has retired.
Thank you for the entertainment ! There will not be another Brian Lara for quiet some while
P.S: I meant Test Batsman - but of course.
2 comments:
Hmm true that Suraj....I was shocked to hear the Lara's retirement from both forms of game on NDTV this morning...what is even more sad is that great players like Lara and Inzy are all retiring on a sad note.
Yup ! Lara/Inzy/Kumble/McGrath/Warne are gone - sachin/sourav are limping along, and Rahul has just a few years left.
The Golden era we associate with is ending. :(
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