Brian Lara

Australia v West Indies 2022

Watch: 53-year-old Brian Lara faces Rashid Khan, brings out vintage square cut in epic clash

He's still got it

Almanack
‘Composed, calculated, invincible’ - Tony Cozier on Brian Lara’s 400

It took Lara only 19 innings to reclaim his record

by Tony Cozier / March 31, 2022
Videos
Watch: Australia cricketer Zoe Goss dismisses Brian Lara twice in one ball in a charity game in 1994

Caught behind and stumped

by Wisden Staff / June 18, 2021
Play
Watch: Wasim Akram's yorker injures Lara, leaves his shoe with a huge tear

Akram did not spare anyone!

by Wisden Staff / June 15, 2021
Videos
Watch: 1 over, 55 to win - Brian Lara, the leg-spinner, into the attack

15 came off it

by Wisden Staff / June 2, 2021
Videos
Watch: Brian Lara responds to Steve Waugh's sledge with three breathtaking shots

West Indies completed the highest successful run-chase in Test history

by Wisden Staff / May 3, 2021
Stories
Five batting legends in the Road Safety World Series who still look good enough to compete with the best

One of them tops the batting and bowling charts

by Wisden Staff / March 17, 2021
Archive
My Golden Summer, 2000: A blue-haired Colin Miller and the majestic Glenn McGrath

"With West Indies’ 2000/01 tour of Australia went the last link to their golden era"

by Geoff Lemon / November 25, 2020
Archive
The Ten: Acts of skulduggery

"It's not all teas and scones"

by Ed Davis, Richard Dawson and Phil Walker / November 25, 2020
1990s in Review
Wisden's Test innings of the 1990s, No.1: Brian Lara's 153*

Ben Gardner on the best Test innings of the Ninties

by Ben Gardner / November 20, 2020

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February '23 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:

Cover story – how Ben Stokes’ bold and unconventional leadership sparked England’s outstanding Test series win in Pakistan
2022 in review – our panel of experts pick a men’s Test XI and women’s cross-format team of the last year
Ricky Ponting shares his concerns for the future of Test cricket and the fallout from Justin Langer’s ousting
The burgeoning business of women’s cricket
Columnists – Andrew Miller, Lawrence Booth and Adam Collins
John Hollioake, father of Adam and Ben, talks Jo Harman through a fairytale with a tragic ending
Liam Brickhill reports on Zimbabwe’s heartening resurgence
Coaching – Mark Ramprakash, Anya Shrubsole and John Simpson

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Brian Lara

Watch: 53-year-old Brian Lara faces Rashid Khan, brings out vintage square cut in epic clash

‘Composed, calculated, invincible’ - Tony Cozier on Brian Lara’s 400

Watch: Australia cricketer Zoe Goss dismisses Brian Lara twice in one ball in a charity game in 1994

Watch: Wasim Akram's yorker injures Lara, leaves his shoe with a huge tear

Watch: 1 over, 55 to win - Brian Lara, the leg-spinner, into the attack

Watch: Brian Lara responds to Steve Waugh's sledge with three breathtaking shots

Five batting legends in the Road Safety World Series who still look good enough to compete with the best

My Golden Summer, 2000: A blue-haired Colin Miller and the majestic Glenn McGrath

The Ten: Acts of skulduggery

Wisden's Test innings of the 1990s, No.1: Brian Lara's 153*

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