Taroba (Trinidad): There is no dearth of young talent in Indian cricket and veteran batsman Brian Lara believes that the country’s senior men’s team can field not two but even a ‘third XI’ at the moment. Lara said this during a conversation with great batsmen Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan. India beat West Indies (India vs West Indies 3rd ODI) by 200 runs in the decisive third ODI on Tuesday with half-centuries from Gill and Ishan.
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In a video posted on the website of the Cricket Board of India (BCCI), Lara while talking to Indian cricketers said, “India is like a second home for me. I’ve always seen young talented players coming up in India.” He said, “Looking at the current talent here with the Indian team and the number of teams they have at the moment, they can pick a second XI.” and even the third XI.
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India won the third ODI in the absence of veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Lara asked Ishan to give advice to the young cricketers of West Indies. There has been a steady decline in the performance of the West Indies team in the recent past. Kishan said that when the young players of West Indies have someone like Lara, they do not need to look to anyone else for help.
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'The Prince' Brian Charles Lara in conversation with Shubman Gill & Ishan Kishan 🙌
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Kishan said, “I think hunger is the most important thing when it comes to this game. You want to do well for the team, for yourself, for your family, there are so many great players here in the West Indies who they can always talk to, people like you.” He said, “They can come up to you (Lara) and talk about it in this beautiful academy, they will learn a lot from your experience and everything. These small things will help the youth.” Gill said that Lara’s flowing batting inspired him a lot.
“All my memories of him are of playing shots against bowlers and targeting them, especially in red-ball cricket,” he said. Lara said that he is very happy to see these two young players in the stadium or the academy named after him. During the conversation, Ishan said that once he received a message from Lara on Instagram which shocked him as he was not expecting such a thing from a player of his stature.
“The most important thing for me is the stories I heard, like you always tried to bat till lunch and if you were on the pitch, you would go for practice and then come back to bat again,” he said. Were. This can be learned from you.
Ishaan said, “And also I was so thrilled when you messaged me on Instagram and I was actually in awe of how you messaged me. The legend of the game sent me a message and I was very happy about it.”
Asked about the facilities at the stadium, Gill said, “I think it’s got great facilities, great ground. I played here in 2019 as well and scored a double century. So this ground has been good for me. Both these players are also excited about the ‘dinner’ at Lara’s house. (agency)