Veteran Brian Lara, who was present at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, met the Indian players in the dressing room after India’s thrilling win.
Team India scored 308 runs while batting first. In reply, West Indies could score 305 runs and lost the match by 3 runs in the final over.
Lara was earlier spotted speaking to the West Indian team before the match began, helping with a morale boost ahead of the series.
After India’s thrilling win, After the match, West Indies legend and one of the finest of batters of all time, Brian Lara, caught up with India head coach Rahul Dravid.
The clip shows these three members of the squad chatting with Lara, while other members of both the teams walk by, such as Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, and Windies batter Shimron Hetmeyer and captain Nicholas Pooran.
Talking about the match, Siraj held his nerves in the last over, saving 15 runs against a charging Romario Shepherd to help India win by 3 runs. It was West Indies’ 7th consecutive defeat in ODIs.
Shikhar Dhawan was the architect of India’s win, scoring 97. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer smashed fifties, helping India post 308/7. With the win, India take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series.
Chasing a record target, the West Indies could only score 305 for 6 in 50 overs
Kyle Mayers top-scored for the home side with 75 while Shamarh Brooks and Brandon King contributed 46 and 54 respectively.
Lara, who hails from Trinidad, was one of the several former West Indies players who were in attendance at the stadium for the first ODI.
India took a 1-0 lead in three-match series.
Watch below: The video of Lara’s heartwarming interaction with Indian players was In a video shared by the BCCI on their social channels.
Look who came visiting the #TeamIndia dressing room 👏 👏
The legendary Brian Charles Lara! 👍 👍#WIvIND | @BrianLara pic.twitter.com/ogjJkJ2m4q
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 23, 2022
Sir Charles Brian Lara has matured into a most accomplished diplomat renewing his friendship and liking with Cricket India by visiting them in his home town, POS at the Queen;s Park Oval. I appreciated the warmth and adoration that the Indian team members showed to him and this is good for cricket. Lara is synonymous with T&T in India and whenever our nationals visit India and the Indians get to know these visitors the first question is all about Lara- nothing else matters. Cricket has built many a bridge between India and T&T and this is good for our growing bilateral relations as well as cultural interface. Thank you Indians for honouring the Prince of Port of Spain that we appreciate to the max and please include him in the 2023 IPL .