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Brian Lara

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Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely acknowledged 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 by 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Lara has received more than 4,464,830 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Brian Lara is the 23rd most popular cricketer (down from 16th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Trinidadian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Brian Lara ranks 23 out of 136. Before him are Montagu Toller, Jack Hobbs, Alfred Bowerman, Ian Chappell, Anil Kumble, and William Donne. After him are Harbhajan Singh, Mithali Raj, Syed Kirmani, James Anderson, Virender Sehwag, and Wasim Akram.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Brian Lara ranks 803. Before him are Judson Mills, Satoru Noda, James Arnold Taylor, Dagmar Hase, Robert Změlík, and MaliVai Washington. After him are Nuša Derenda, Jiří Dienstbier Jr., Ol Parker, Tetsuo Nakanishi, Javier Margas, and Gabrielle.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Brian Lara ranks 35 out of 71. Before him are Marian Marsh (1913), Ellis Clarke (1917), Ato Boldon (1973), Noor Hassanali (1918), Silvio Spann (1981), and Jlloyd Samuel (1981). After him are Stern John (1976), Winston Duke (1986), Kerron Clement (1985), Heather Headley (1974), Glenroy Gilbert (1968), and Richard Thompson (1985).

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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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