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Cape Town - West Indian great Brian Lara celebrated his 50th birthday on Thursday, May 2.
Lara, who retired from international cricket in 2007, still holds the highest individual score of an unbeaten 400 against England in Test cricket.
Lara remains the highest run-scorer by a West Indian batsmen in Test and ODI cricket and is the seventh highest run-scorer in Test cricket.
He played 131 Test matches from 1990-2006 and scoring 11 912, making 34 centuries at an average of 52.88.
In his ODI career spanning 1990-2007, Lara scored 10 348 runs in 299 appearances and scored 19 centuries at an average of 40.48.
The former West Indian skipper is currently in India, commentating in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Several cricketing greats took to Twitter to wish Lara on his significant milestone:
Love for food has always been the basis of this friendFish ??
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 2, 2019
Happy Birthday @BrianLara! pic.twitter.com/tyQ6p8BJ9W
During the 1996 World Cup , there was an ad which said - Lara, kya hai maara. And that is what he did through his career. Many more happy returns of the day @BrianLara ! pic.twitter.com/Iu60uOro93
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 2, 2019
Happy bday sir Brian ! Hope you have an awesome day ???? @BrianLara
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 2, 2019
Hey ‘old man’??... happy birthday @BrianLara Many happy returns bud ????????#baldbroz #IPL12 pic.twitter.com/l45oQzzRAs
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) May 2, 2019
#OnThisDay A happy 50th to @BrianLara! Is he your favourite batsman of all time?https://t.co/UVlyGIlQnJ pic.twitter.com/8OSSLjJhkD
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 2, 2019
Half-century for @BrianLara! ??
— ICC (@ICC) May 2, 2019
The West Indies great, still the holder of the highest individual score in Test cricket, turns 50!
Happy birthday, legend! pic.twitter.com/uXH8HdYVah
