MUMBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - West Indies batting great Brian Lara and former South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn have joined the revamped coaching staff of the Indian Premier League's Hyderabad, the franchise said on Thursday.
Lara, who scored more 22,000 runs in international cricket before retiring in 2007, was named as the strategic advisor and batting coach of the side that won the popular Twenty20 tournament in 2016.
Steyn, who announced his retirement from all forms of the game in August, was named as the pace bowling coach of the franchise he played for in the past.
Hyderabad finished last in the 2021 edition of the which head coach Trevor stepped down. He replaced by former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody, who worked as the director of cricket last season. DELHI: On this day 17 years ago, former West Indies batsman Brian Lara registered the highest ever individual score in the history of which is still intact.
It was on April 12, 2004, when Lara went on to play an unbeaten knock of 400 runs against England in the final Test of the four-match series at the Antigua Recreation Stadium. He achieved the feat on the third day of the fourth Test against England.
Opting to bat first, Lara had come to the crease with West Indies at 98/2. Lara then went on to everyone with his knock of 400 studded with 43 fours and four sixes. With the help of this knock, West Indies went on to register a 751/7 in the first innings.
Lara broke the record of Australia's Matthew Hayden for registering the highest individual score in Test cricket. Hayden had earlier played a knock of 380 runs against Zimbabwe in 2003. Co-incidentally, the left-handed Hayden had broken Lara's record at that time after surpassing batsman 375-run knock in 1994. England bowled out for 285 in their first innings, however, Michael Vaughan's century in the second innings helped England to draw the match.
Lara also holds the record for highest individual score ever in first-class cricket (501 not out). In 1994, playing for Warwickshire Lara scored 501 not out.
Lara had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2007. He finished his career with 22,358 runs and 53 international centuries. He also shares the Test record of scoring the highest number of runs in a single over in a Test match.
The 51-year-old smashed South Africa's Robin Peterson of South Africa for 28 runs in a single over in 2003.
The left-handed Lara played 131 Tests and 299 for West Indies. He managed to score 11,953 runs in the longest format of the while he registered 10,405 in the 50-over format. Lara broke the record of Australia's Matthew Hayden for registering the highest individual score in Test cricket. Hayden had earlier played a knock of 380 runs against Zimbabwe in 2003. Co-incidentally, the left-handed Hayden had broken Lara's record that time after surpassing batsman 375-run knock in 1994. The legend. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches.
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