PM calls Lara an 'icon'

Ajay Kaul
Port of Spain, Nov 29 (PTI) West Indies batting star
Brian Lara met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who
described him as an "icon" and showered praise on him for his
cricketing skills.

40-year-old Lara called on Singh on the sidelines of the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here
Saturday.
"The world recognises you as an icon and enjoys your
cricket," the Prime Minister told Lara during their 10-minute
meeting.
Singh praised the former West Indies captain, who hails
from Port of Spain, for his cricketing skills, sources said.
Lara told him how much he liked India and was happy to
visit the country in the past. In future also, he said, he
wants to travel to India whenever he gets a chance, according
to the sources.
Lara is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen
of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several
occasions and holds a number of cricketing records.
Remarkably, he is the only batsman to have ever scored a
hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple
century and a quintuple century in first class games over the
course of a senior career.
Lara retired from international cricket in 2007, after
the World Cup was held in the Caribbean for the first time.
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