He did this they said that its not fair why am I being picked on.

Start by marking Beating the Field: My Own Story as Want to Read.

On 6th June, he scored an unbeaten 501 against Durham at Edgbaston, beating Hanif Mohammeds record of 499.

This is Laras own story of his record-breaking career so far.

The second youngest of a family of eleven, he reveals his philosophy which has taken him from the back streets of a small village, Santa Cruz, in Trinidad, to Test cricket success.

He writes about the behind-the-scenes dramas at Warwickshire.

Lara is also critical about county cricket and many of its rules, and he offers opinions on some of crickets recent controversies.

We can see how the ideas, opinions and traits of such a player develop in a way that they didnt see whilst playing.

We can see how predictions made with great confidence differed in hindsight.

But most surprisingly, there is a much more candid approach to books written in the 20th century that we dont see nowadays.

Laras viewpoints seemingly contradicted one another within the.

Laras viewpoints seemingly contradicted one another within the book.

For example, early on he spoke about the importance of the sovereignty of the umpires decision, and why he believed it was important to value that above technology.

By the end of the 1994 season, he talks about how technology is vital to reach the correct decision at the end of the day.

This is something, somewhat strangely, that I enjoy about this book.

I really enjoyed the detail in which he talked about his experiences of Pakistani fans, the strains of the county season, balancing the trappings of fame with his desire to be his best self.

There are numerous spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and contradictions as stated previously.

I admire Lara as a cricketer, and I liked the way that he gave credit where it was due - especially to his West Indies team mates - but the rest of the book Nope.

Le.

Brian Charles Lara Biography