Ponting was on commentary with Lara during the ongoing edition of the Big Bash League when he recalled the incident. Also Read | ‘He’s someone who will thrive overseas,’ Tom Moody names the newest ‘find for India’“We were playing a Test match in Adelaide, and he literally wasn’t playing a shot. Batting first, West Indies were 3/86 when Lara joined Jimmy Adams and put up a fighting partnership of 183 runs for the fourth wicket. Best wishes, Brian Lara’,” Ponting added. Lara played 31 Tests against Australia scoring 2856 runs at an average of 51 and nine centuries.

Source: Hindustan Times January 01, 2021 07:55 UTC