Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Brian Lara believes that Ricky Ponting can eventually take the Test run-scoring record from Sachin Tendulkar, who overtook Lara's mark of 11,953 runs on Friday.
Cricket-Blog.com (Free subscription) | 18/10/2008
Yesterday was a day of milestones. Sachin Tendulkar went past Brian Lara as Test cricket's highest run-getter. Sourav Ganguly went past 7000 runs, passing The Don. Peter Siddle, aka "who the hell is that guy", took his first Test wicket - dismissing the Little Master, no less. And the biggest milestone of the day nearly went by unnoticed - Ishant Sharma achieved 100 Test runs. India are in a strong...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
At 2.31pm on a hot Mohali Friday, Sachin Tendulkar steered Peter Siddle towards the third-man boundary for three runs to break Brian Lara's record for most Test runs.
Cricket 24x7 (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
In November 2005, the record for the most individual runs passed from Allan Border to Brian Lara . Today, Sachin Tendulkar became the holder of the record (and the first to get 12000 runs), as was probably ordained from the time he burst onto the Indian cricket scene 20+ years ago. The apocryphal story is that Sunil Gavaskar had told him soon after his debut that if he didn't get the most centuries...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
At 2.31pm, on a hot Mohali Friday, Sachin Tendulkar steered Peter Siddle towards the third-man boundary for three runs to break Brian Lara's record for most Test runs. The record stood for nearly two years after Lara played his final Test and it was inevitable that Tendulkar would eventually break it..
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
The Indian Cricket League has confirmed that Brian Lara has withdrawn from the tournament, citing injury and other commitments. Lara, formerly the captain of the Mumbai Champs, terminated his contract with the ICL before flying to Australia on a business trip.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Anil Kumble, India's Test captain, has brushed off suggestions that the team may be distracted by the approaching milestone for Sachin Tendulkar, who needs 172 runs to surpass Brian Lara as the leading run-scorer in Tests.
