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Brian Lara

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Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, and the record for the highest individual score in an international Test innings, after scoring 400 not out at Antigua during the 4th test against England in 2004. Lara also held, for 18 years, the record of scoring the highest number of runs in a single over of a Test match when he scored 28 runs off an over of Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003, until his record was overtaken by Jasprit Bumrah in 2022. As captain, Lara led the West Indies team to win the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, the first time the team won any major ICC trophy since winning the 1979 Cricket World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Lara is the 34th most popular cricketer (down from 23rd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Trinidadian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Brian Lara ranks 34 out of 136. Before him are Bill Brown, Steve Smith, Syed Kirmani, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and Faf du Plessis. After him are Younis Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Chappell, Richie Benaud, Allan Border, and Anil Kumble.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Brian Lara ranks 918. Before him are Joaquín del Olmo, Nicole Arendt, Jean-Cyril Robin, Satoshi Okura, Kellita Smith, and Yuji Kakiuchi. After him are Katarzyna Lubnauer, Sandra Forgues, Nika Futterman, Shinji Sarusawa, Caroline Brunet, and Ángel Cabrera.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Brian Lara ranks 42 out of 71. Before him are Noor Hassanali (1918), Winston Duke (1986), Marc Burns (1983), Stern John (1976), Heather Headley (1974), and Emmanuel Callender (1984). After him are Dennis Lawrence (1974), Jlloyd Samuel (1981), Brent Sancho (1977), Randy Samuel (1963), Kerron Clement (1985), and Glenroy Gilbert (1968).

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Among CRICKETERS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among cricketers born in Trinidad and Tobago, Brian Lara ranks 1. 

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