1998

When Lara led a players' strike

Feb 23, 2013: West Indies cricket hit a new low in November 1998 when the captain and his squad refused to travel to South Africa

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Lara unveiled as BPL ambassador

Jan 17, 2013: Brian Lara believes the franchise system will widen the net to find talented cricketers across the world

Pakistan news

Lara declines to play T20 matches in Pakistan

Oct 20, 2012: Brian Lara has declined an offer to play two Twenty20 matches in Pakistan for the International XI

Bangladesh Premier League news

Chittagong Kings confirm Lara as ambassador

Oct 14, 2012: Brian Lara has become the brand ambassador of the BPL franchise Chittagong Kings

West Indies news

Lara dedicates Hall of Fame honour to father

Sep 16, 2012: Brian Lara, who was inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame, dedicated the honour to his late father Bunty Lara, who died before his son played a Test

ICC news

Lara, Enid Bakewell inducted into Hall of Fame

Sep 14, 2012: West Indies' Brian Lara and England's Enid Bakewell were inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame in Colombo on Friday

The solitary centurions

Jun 20, 2012: Batsmen who scored the highest proportion of centuries in Test innings where no one else did

West Indies v Australia, 2nd Test, Port-of-Spain

Darren Bravo seeks Lara's advice

Apr 13, 2012: Having emulated his technique, Darren Bravo has now sought to channel Brian Lara's mental approach to building a major innings against Australia

What about Kallis?

Mar 7, 2012: Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting may all stake their claims, but when picking your top batsman of this century, you overlook South Africa's finest at your peril

Who's the pick of the modern greats?

Jan 29, 2012: Ponting, Tendulkar or Lara - who among these modern batsmen was the most dominant?

West Indies news

Lara tips Darren Bravo for greatness

Nov 26, 2011: Brian Lara, the former West Indies batsman, has tipped current player Darren Bravo, who has modelled his game on Lara's, for greatness

West Indies news

'Our infrastructure is terrible' - Lara

Nov 14, 2011: Brian Lara has said that the administrative infrastructure for cricket in the West Indies has to improve before the team can become consistently competitive again

Greatest Teams

As great as the sum of their parts

Nov 3, 2011: George Dobell picks his top five teams in the history of Test cricket

Darren Bravo

'When I'm playing well, I can dominate any bowling'

Mar 20, 2011: A chip off the Lara block, Darren Bravo was seemingly born to play cricket. And he's had plenty of help and advice along the way, not just from his illustrious relative

1996

Kenya down the lacklustre legends

Mar 12, 2011: West Indies were a shambles going into the 1996 World Cup, and the unknown amateurs of Kenya exploited that to the full in one of the game's biggest upsets

Indian Premier League 2011

Experience worth its weight in gold

Jan 7, 2011: Twenty20 may be a young man's game, but older players with strong leadership skills provide just as much, if not more, value for IPL franchises

West Indies news

Lara invited to represent T&T in domestic Twenty20s

Dec 28, 2010: Brian Lara has been invited by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board to represent the side in domestic Twenty20 events if he is interested

West Indies news

Lara targets IPL stint, says he's working on fitness

Dec 2, 2010: Brian Lara, the former West Indian captain, who returned to competitive cricket after three years, in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 competition this October, wants to make an entrance in the Indian Premier League

Zimbabwe news

Lara signs as Zimbabwe 'batting consultant'

Nov 18, 2010: Brian Lara, the legendary former West Indies batsman, has announced that he has signed a contract to work as a batting consultant to the Zimbabwe national team

Stanbic Bank 20 Series 2010-11

Mountaineers, Eagles open with wins

Nov 13, 2010: A round-up of the first day's action from the Stanbic Bank 20 tournament in Zimbabwe