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Lara remains optimistic despite drubbing

Brian Lara believes his team still has it in them to go all the way and win the Champions Trophy, even after they suffered a crushing defeat against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

14-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

'We're building up the momentum' - Lara

Brian Lara said that his team were comfortable with the tags of defending champions in the Champions Trophy, and that there was no negativity associated with this

13-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Pitched battle in the offing

Brian Lara's West Indies will be battling an in-form Sri Lankan side for the right to not face Australia in the next round of the Champions Trophy.

13-Oct-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Mumbai

West Indies seek emphatic win

Fitness of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Runako Morton remains a worry for West Indies though Imran Khan, the team's media manager, insisted that no one has been ruled out

10-Oct-2006•Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

West Indies board forced into contract climbdown

The West Indies Cricket Board has backed down over its decision to remove Dwayne Bravo from its list of players offered retainer contracts after pressure from the ICC and FICA

10-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

'We came here to win this game emphatically' - Lara

"We came here to win this game emphatically, and we did that," Brian Lara said in the post-match press conference

08-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

'I'm hoping to put my best foot forward' - Lara

Indian fans have seen plenty of Sachin Tendulkar's hundreds, long Rahul Dravid innings, more of Ricky Ponting than they would have liked, but so little of Brian Lara, that it's a crying shame

07-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

West Indies can defend the trophy - Lara

Brian Lara, the West Indies captain, has expressed confidence that his side would qualify for the main round of the Champions Trophy in India.

01-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

No point dwelling on Lara's dubious dismissal

It takes a tremendous level of self-control to avoid making a very obvious display of disgust at yet another dubious umpiring decision against Brian Lara

25-Sep-2006•Fazeer Mohammed

'Getting to the final was a plus' - Lara

Though it ended badly, with a 127-run hammering in Australian hands, Brian Lara was fairly satisfied with West Indies efforts over the past fortnight

24-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'Winning is a fillip to a team going forward' - Lara

Brian Lara was in a relaxed mood ahead of the final against Australia, insisting that the best team in the world would be feeling the pressure just as much as his boys

23-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

Dravid hails bowlers' spirit

Brian Lara's West Indians outplayed India in the poor-batting stakes, and somehow contrived to fall short of a modest target of 163, giving India their first win against West Indies in six outings.

20-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'It was important that we get to the final' - Lara

Brian Lara and Michael Hussey spoke to the media at the end of the match

18-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

Windies scamper home after Lara blitz

Two contrasting half-centuries put Michael Hussey's maiden one-day century in the shade as West Indies scampered to a nervy three-wicket win in the fourth match of the DLF Cup

18-Sep-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Tendulkar delighted with comeback

In terms of landmarks, it was yet another special occasion for an exceptional performer, but the end result wasn't quite what he would have liked

14-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'We have to dig deep and put this behind us' - Lara

Brian Lara, the West Indies captain spoke to the media at the end of the first match of the DLF Cup, after his side let the match slip from their grasp after a commanding position

12-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

Rusty reflexes and reputations to defend

Rustiness could well play a part. India and West Indies last played in early July while Australia last got their flannels dirty on their tour of Bangladesh in April

11-Sep-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran

Conditions in Malaysia to help swing - Lee

Brett Lee, Australia's premier fast bowler, is looking forward to bowling in the DLF Cup as he believes the conditions in Kuala Lumpur will suit the fast men

10-Sep-2006•Cricinfo staff

Lara warns players ahead of tough schedule

Brian Lara advised his players to be "focussed mentally and physically" as they prepare for the next 18 months of cricket

10-Sep-2006

Out of the comfort zone

To suggest that bringing an end to two years of bitter disputes between the West Indies Board and the Players' Association with some words on sheets of paper, or trumpeting that the glitz, the money and the organisational efficiency of the Stanford Twenty

07-Sep-2006•Fazeer Mohammed

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