Supernova!

Brian Lara set a new world record for the most runs in Test cricket. His brilliant 226 against Australia at Adelaide on Saturday lifted his...

Brian Lara set a new world record for the most runs in Test cricket. His brilliant 226 against Australia at Adelaide on Saturday lifted his career tally to 11,187 from 121 Tests, eclipsing the previous record of 11,174 held by former Australian captain Allan Border

WHAT LARA SAID
It’s a great feeling and I think you can place it above the rest

AND THEN THE APPLAUSE
• I pass on my congratulations to Brian Lara. He is a very worthy holder of the mantle. I would rank him as one of the best three batsmen in the world
Allan Border

Story continues below this ad

• He’s (Lara) the king. I’d pay money to watch him bat. I just wish I could bat like that. It’s like he’s manipulating the game of cricket
Justin Langer

AND THE MATCH:
Lara’s record-breaking double-century also gave the tourists a chance of winning the last Test after being easily beaten in the first two. They finished with an impressive first innings total of 405, while Australia responded with 229-3 at close of play on Day Two.

LARA’S CAREER STATISTICS

	121Matches 213 Innings 6 Not Outs 400* Highest Score 46 Fifties 31Hundreds TOTAL 11,187 (Avg: 54.04)
	The other four world’s Test top run-getters
	Name	M	Runs	HS	100	Avg
	Border	156	11174	205	27	53.21
	S Waugh	168	10927	200	32	51.06
	Tendulkar	123	10134	248*	34	57.25
	Gavaskar	125	10122	236*	34	51.12

Will stay behind bars until judicial probe into Ladakh killings: Sonam Wangchuk

India23 min ago

Detained climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has sent out a message from Jodhpur Central Jail, where he is lodged under the National Security Act (NSA), saying he is prepared to remain in custody until an independent judicial inquiry is ordered into the recent killings in Ladakh.

View all shorts

Live Blog

PHOTOS