Two legends, one frame: Brain Lara catches up with Rahul Dravid during India’s 1st ODI vs West Indies
India Today
India took on West Indies in Port of Spain on Friday, 22 July in the first ODI of the three match series. Trinidad legend Brian Lara met Indian head coach Rahul Dravid on the sidelines.
Trinidad legend, and one of the most successful batters of all time Brian Lara met Indian legend Rahul Dravid on the sidelines during India’s first ODI game against West Indies. Lara, who hails from Trinidad walked into the ground and met the head coach of the Indian team.
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Brain Lara and Rahul Dravid have played against each other in the 1990s and the 2000s when both players were in their prime. While Dravid was known as one of the most technical batsmen of all time, while Lara was one of the most prolific left-hander to ever grace the game.
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A serial record breaker, Lara in his career not only made the highest Test runs in a single innings, he hit the highest First Class score still remains unbroken. The former Windies captain currently coaches SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Under Lara’s watchful eyes, youngster Abhishek Sharma had his best season in the IPL, while the likes of Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran put up strong performances.
While Lara has not ventured outside the IPL, Dravid, after working as a coach for Rajasthan Royals, did the hard yards with the Indian set-up, first bringing up players from the U19 team and then taking over the National Cricket Academy to keep a close watch on youngsters.
