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Bravo v Lara
The similarities in batting style had been written about long before Darren Bravo made his international debut - the batting stance of both Lara and Bravo, their trigger movements, their flourish with they drive the ball, are all uncannily similar. Now, after 12 Test matches, it turns out that the number of runs they've scored, and their averages, are also exactly the same - 941 runs at 47.05. Bravo has played two more innings, but has also been unbeaten twice, to Lara's none. Both also have eight fifty-plus scores, though the split of hundreds to fifties is slightly different.
The one major difference in the numbers is the balls faced, and hence their strike rates. Lara's is 62; Bravo's is 47.14. In terms of balls faced, Bravo has played 479 more deliveries to score the same number of runs as Lara had after 12 Tests. Both have almost the same number of boundary runs too - Lara has the edge by four runs - though their boundary methods are quite different: Lara had struck only three sixes at that stage of his career, while Bravo already has 17. Another difference is the kind of opposition, and the kind of conditions, that they have encountered in their first 12 Tests: Bravo has played at home and in the subcontinent, while Lara had a full five-Test series in Australia, where he flourished, scoring his first hundred - a glorious 277, no less - and three fifties.
Lara and Bravo after 12 Tests Innings Runs Average Balls faced Strike rate 100/5
Brian Lara 20 941 47.05 1517 62.03 1/ 7 Darren Bravo 22 941 47.05 1996 47.14 2/ 6
Their ODI numbers aren't that dissimilar either. Bravo's played 31 so far, and averages 31.54 at a strike rate of almost 73; Lara's average after 31 was slightly higher, but his strike rate was only 67.18. By the time his career ended, Lara had pushed it up to 79.51, at an average of 40.48. More importantly, Lara maintained these numbers over 299 ODIs, and an international career that straddled more than 16 years. If Bravo's career stretches as long, West Indies cricket, and indeed world cricket, will be well served.
Lara and Bravo after 31 ODIs Innings Runs Average Strike rate 100s/ 50s
Brian Lara 31 991 34.17 67.18 0/ 9
Darren Bravo 28 757 31.54 72.71 0/ 5
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:the tests I enjoyed watching Lara bat was when he made the 277,also had a great run against Sri Lanka a few yrs ago.these are just to name a few...
Dizzy28 wrote:shake d livin wake d dead wrote:the tests I enjoyed watching Lara bat was when he made the 277,also had a great run against Sri Lanka a few yrs ago.these are just to name a few...
Really bhai? I was in form 1 and could barely remember that innings. How old are you?
Dizzy28 wrote:shake d livin wake d dead wrote:the tests I enjoyed watching Lara bat was when he made the 277,also had a great run against Sri Lanka a few yrs ago.these are just to name a few...
Really bhai? I was in form 1 and could barely remember that innings. How old are you?
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:by the way allyuh think India gonna complete the series with a whitewash???
ssankar wrote:Bat first and make a big score. Bishoo is ordinary. So are our quicks.
DevilZ wrote:ssankar wrote:Bat first and make a big score. Bishoo is ordinary. So are our quicks.
look at d wickets de man does get na...even the best bowlers need help, he hardly gets any support from the other end
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