Lara recovering after scare
(Barbados Nation) – Iconic former West Indies batsman Brian Lara has reassured fans he is “fine and recovering” after being admitted to a hospital in Mumbai with chest pains on Tuesday.
The 50-year-old Lara, who is in India performing duties as a media analyst for the ongoing World Cup in England, said several of the tests completed by doctors so far had revealed “nothing major” and anticipated leaving hospital by Wednesday.
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He complained of chest pains and was rushed to Mumbai’s General Hospital in Parel.
Lara, a former captain, holds the record for the most runs by a West Indies batsman in Tests with 11 953 runs in from 131 matches.
He quit international cricket in 2007 following the historic Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. (CMC)