The West Indies legend Brian Lara rolled back years as he was recently seen flaunting his skills in a priceless net session with Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan. Notably, Lara played 131 Tests at an average of 52.88 in which he accumulated 11,953 runs.
A massive crowd gathered on the nets at Adelaide Oval during the dinner break on Day 3 of Aus vs WI Test match to watch Caribbean legend up against Khan. The clash between the best batter of his time and currently best spinner in the world certainly grew lot of excitement which was perfectly described by Mark Howard on Fox Cricket.
Lara turned back the clock as the legendary batter smashed Rashid Khan for few boundaries.
In response to queries regarding the quickest wrist spinner he faced during his time, Lara named Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble. “I think it would be Anil Kumble. No flight, and I found it pretty difficult, so I am looking forward to facing Rashid. I’ve been thinking about it all morning. I got up at about 5 o’clock and I thought, how am I going to handle this today?” Lara said.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s spinner termed the opportunity to bowl to Brian Lara as ‘unbelievable.’ “As soon as I heard that I was going to bowl him I was super excited and nervous as well. It is going to be different day for me bowling to someone like Brian Lara, who is a great player of spin bowling. I think it is going to be a great challenge for me. It is not just about winning and losing, but I am heaps proud to bowl to him,” added Khan.
The video featuring two greats of the game immediately went viral on social media and garnered interesting reactions from cricket lovers.
