Brian Lara Talks About The Best Batsman & The Best Bowler He Saw

sachin and akram...legends by miles!!!

I don’t know why people hesitate to tell waseem akram name when asked about best bowler. Lara’s answer came spontaneously.

So many great batsman's favourite bowler always been the Great wasim.....We Indians hv lots of love for wasim .....Great bowler Great personality

Brian Lara had timing, Sachin had class and innovation, his upper cut is still popular now. Brian Lara was a treat to eyes. Wasim was lethal with accuracy. Vivian Richards is a legend and always had a swag. All these guys were champions and always played for the team

" Wasim Akram by a mile ". Brian Lara This is coming from a guy who faced and saw Warne, McGrath, Donald, Ambrose, Waqar, Pollock, Brett Lee, Steyn, Marshall, Murali and Walsh live. This one line from Brian Charles Lara is enough to describe the class of Wasim Akram.

As an Indian, Sachin is our very own and we all love him. Wasim Akram was always the opposition, the "enemy". But I have no qualms in admitting that he is the best bowler I have ever seen.

Wasim Akram is the most complete bowler world have ever seen he was the only bowler who can bowl 6 different deliveries in an over .The true legend from Pakistan and humble person

What I love about Brian Charles Lara was when Hayden broke his record and then from nowhere Lara came back and scored Greatest knock of all times and Said This record is mine, how dare you to break it. I love the sentence Brian Charles Lara became the first ever batsman to score 400. Love and respect for Sir Brian Charles Lara.

I think you are a best batsman in the world Brain lara ❤❤❤

Allan Donald talks abt Sachin ,Lara ,Steve Waugh in an interview in 2009 , I had been watching Sachin Tendulkar on and off before we (South Africa) were readmitted in 1991. People were always talking about him so I was aware of what we were going to come up against, and I remember Craig McDermott telling us that he was going to be the best in the world. Everything about him is just so exceptional. He is wonderful technically and he has everything - class, speed, all the shots, and he is cool under pressure. Cricketers always talk about his amazing balance, even the Aussies. I've seen tapes of Sunil Gavaskar and if you split the screen between him and Tendulkar, they look virtually identical. I have never seen a man with such immaculate balance - it is freakish. People go to a Test match just to watch Tendulkar. I, for one, would rather watch him than bowl against him. Actually, I'm glad I'll never have to bowl to him in a Test match again, though I've been quite successful against him. He is No. 1 in my book - the best player I have ever had the privilege of bowling to. There's Steve Waugh and there's Brian Lara, who was wonderful in 1995, but Tendulkar is a class above, consistently special. The best knock I can remember him playing was at Newlands in 1997, when he was just unstoppable. We only got him thanks to a blinding catch by Adam Bacher off a hook shot, otherwise he would have gone on and on. Under Hansie Cronje we studied hard for a Tendulkar weakness. We thought he might be vulnerable, especially early in his innings, to the ball that is bowled from wide of the crease, coming back in off a good length. He might then be bowled through the gate, or be lbw, especially on English wickets. We also tried peppering him with short balls - not many top-class batters like that - but it didn't really seem to bother him. The one thing that might rattle him is being restricted. He loves scoring, and scoring quickly, and if he is frustrated, sometimes he goes out and looks for the big shot. I don't think he really gets rattled by sledging. Glenn McGrath tried it and Tendulkar just kept running at him and hitting him back over his head for four. I think that, like Steve Waugh, sledging just makes him more focused: I don't think it is a good idea to have a word. The ball I bowled to him in Durban in 1996 was the best ball I have bowled to any cricketer. I think he hit the first two balls after lunch for four, then I came from wide of the crease and the ball really went a long way to bowl him. I don't think I've ever celebrated like that - you save those for the big ones. We had discussed how to bowl to him, and I knew what I was trying to do, but I never expected it to go so far off the seam to knock out the off stump. It was a great sight. That series was billed as the Donald-Tendulkar battle, but he got his own back at Cape Town with one of the best knocks I've ever seen. Tendulkar is already a legend so I'm not sure how he'll be remembered - what comes after legend? . He's the best in the world, one of the most magnificent players there's ever been. He's also a nice guy, a soft-hearted bloke who gives 110% and just loves playing cricket.

Sachin is my inspiration ...wasim akram and lara both are legends

Both sachin and waseem are the legends.

wasim akram by a mile .... only few words are enough to prove the class of wasim akram

Wasim Akram by a mile.. Well... Shows the class of Akram.. The legend.. The sultan of swing

I never watched Legend Waseem's live bowling. But i am a fan since I watched him in comedy nights in kapil. Love you Waseem bhai.Respect from india

Wasim Akram indeed one of the greatest bowlers by a mome. Love and Respect from India.

Lara the legend picks Viv Richards & Wasim Akram. Nobody can argue as they were match winners many times.

Wasim akram is undoubtedly the best fast bowler the game of cricket has ever seen. . Matchless in all aspects.

Everytime I hear his name..........I get goosebumps. GOAT 🐐 by a mile. Mr.AKRAM 👏

The great Viv Richards has always been my favourite, he was the Master Blaster in an era where the Test strategy of occupy the crease first, score runs second was the only way to play. There was a reason he held quickest run rate records. Wasim Akram as bowler, also a very respectable choice.