India's visit to the West Indies for a set of limited-overs matches has seen the reunion of two of the greatest batters of all time — Brian Lara and current Indian coach Rahul Dravid. Renowned for their stylish batting and technical flawlessness, the two legends of the game met each other following India's victory in the first ODI against the host, a thrilling encounter which the Men in Blue edged by just three runs, going down to the final ball.
The BCCI's twitter handle shared a picture of Dravid and Lara standing together at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Two players who defined the experience of watching cricket throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Dravid and Lara both can boast of being extremely influential players in terms of their legacies, and how they were seen as the perfect Test match batsmen.
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{{/usCountry}}Lara represented Trinidad and Tobago as well as the West Indies with great distinction throughout his career, and even has a pavilion at the stadium named after him, memorializing his contributions to the game. Moreover, the Brian Lara Stadium and Brian Lara Cricket Academy have their home on the Caribbean island.
Dravid called it a day on his international career in 2013, but has since coached India A, the youth teams, IPL franchises, and now has been in charge of the main team since the last few months of 2021.
The last two matches of the ODI series will also be played at the Queen's Park Oval, with India seeking to win the series in the second ODI on Sunday. After that, the first T20I will be played in Trinidad as well, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Torouba, before the teams move on to St Kitts, and then Lauderhill, Florida.