The prolific Brian Lara scored 11,953 runs at 52.88 in 131 Tests for the West Indies

File picture. Australia’s Andrew Symonds (R) fails to stop a throw as West Indian captain Brian Lara takes a quick run during their ICC Champions Trophy match in Mumbai on 18 October, 2006. Newly retired Ricky Ponting says while India’s Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman he played against, Lara was the opponent he feared most.