The Caribbean batsman Brian Lara, who currently holds the record of maximum runs in test cricket, feels that it’s Ricky Ponting to hold the record now. For the past three years, the world was waiting for Sachin Tendulkar to break Lara’s record. But now Lara bats for Ponting, whom he foresees of rewriting the batting records in the near future. Lara justifies his feeling by quoting Ponting as a very special player who is consistent for the last 10 years. Ponting is seen to be scoring runs all the time. The faith in him became stronger after watching him hitting century in Bangalore in the latest Test against India. This is the 36th century in Ricky Ponting’s career.

Lara calls India a difficult place to score runs. He regrets of not scoring a century on Indian grounds. By this century, Ponting has taken an additional step towards the record. Brian Lara, the retired West Indies batting god, didn’t hide his feelings for Sachin Tendulkar. Lara is known to be close with Master Blaster. Lara feels that Sachin is a great player and a player should be judged for the performance, not for the wins.

Sachin Tendulkar is just 77 runs short of Lara’s world record. The 39-year-old Trinidadian said he is extremely happy to be among an elite group of cricketers, including Gavaskar, Border, and Sachin. While Lara is confident that Sachin will cross him in a few days but said that it is not sure how long he will be able to hold this record.

He recalls the innings at the Skydome in Canada between the Rest of the World and the then world champions Pakistan, where he played in partnership with Sachin. He remembers it as one of the best moments in his career. Lara even clarified that he is not a part of ICL, the rebel cricket anymore. He also will not be coming to India to attend the ICL series.

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