Head back, arms outstretched, staring to the heavens as all around roared their congratulation after another stupendous feat.
SACHIN Tendulkar holds almost all the batting records and chances are that most of them will never be broken. But one record, the highest individual Test score, which belongs to Brian Lara, still eludes him.
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Brian Lara's brother Richard with girlfriend Lauren. PIC/SUBHASH BAROLIA
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Lara scored a magnificent unbeaten 400 against England during the 2004 series in Antigua and his elder brother, Richard, believes even Tendulkar will find it hard to break the record. Incidentally, Tendulkar is still to score a triple hundred too.
"I believe that Sachin has the skill and perseverance to score 400 runs in Test cricket but this is not easily achieved. It requires other factors to fall in place at the right time," the elder Lara told MiD DAY.
"The position of the Test match, the condition of the wicket, his playing partners etc, all have a role to play. Sachin is highly skilled and is still fit and he is worthy of all his achievements. I wish him all the best for the rest of his career and would be happy for him if he ever crosses the threshold of 400 Test runs", Richard added.
Richard is on a holiday in India with his girlfriend Lauren and is "planning to go to Jaipur and Agra during before returning to USA."
