Lara meets Sachin: Lara-Tendulkar friendship: Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar are two of the greatest batters of their time. Despite being fierce rivals on the field, both Lara and Sachin share a great bond as both enjoy each other’s company. Meanwhile, Lara revealed his first impression of Sachin and said that he had never seen an Indian batter so accomplished against pace bowling. Lara also went on to add that Sachin was miles ahead of him as a batter and he always measured himself with Sachin. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE with InsideSport.IN
“My first impression of Sachin was that I had never seen an Indian batsman so accomplished against extreme fast bowling. Indian bowlers were good against spin but here was a teenager who scored runs against the best teams, bowling attacks in the world. From that day, I measured myself against Sachin. He was a few miles ahead of me at that time, I really wanted to be on part with him,” Lara said at an event.
Lara meets Sachin: Brian Lara concedes Sachin Tendulkar as World’s Best Batter, says ‘Sachin was MILES ahead of me’, Check OUT
It was easier for me to match eyelines with Brian rather than Ambrose, Walsh: Sachin on his first meeting with Lara
Speaking in the event, Sachin said that he met in Lara for the first time in Toronto in 1990. He said the moment he saw Lara, both batters got along well. Sachin also stated that it was easier to talk to Lara as compared West Indies pacers including Curtly Ambrose or Courtney Walsh among other pacers.
“Whenever we met after that, Brian would look out for me or I would do it. It’s not the player that he is, it’s actually the person he is. I value that friendship,” Tendulkar said.
Sachin was ahead of Lara in terms of scoring
Representing India in 200 Tests, Tendulkar retired with an average of a little over 53 while Lara scored 11,953 in the longest format of the game with an average of 52.88
The 45-year-old Tendulkar has 15,921 Test and 18,426 ODI runs to his name, making him one of the most prolific batsmen to have graced the game. The 49-year-old Lara, on the other hand, holds the highest score of an unbeaten 400 in the longest format of the game. He has also scored 10,405 from 299 ODIs with an average of 40.48.
Lara meets Sachin: Brian Lara concedes Sachin Tendulkar as World’s Best Batter, says ‘Sachin was MILES ahead of me’, Check OUT
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