Cricket West Indies rope in legendary batter Brian Lara as efficiency mentor

Cricket West Indies (CWI) have appointed legendary batter Brian Lara as efficiency mentor of their worldwide groups. Not solely this, Lara would additionally work with the the academy, the place he has to help varied coaches in “offering gamers with tactical recommendation and enhancing their recreation sense”.

“Having frolicked with the gamers and coaches in Australia and in discussions with CWI, I actually consider that I can assist the gamers with their psychological strategy to the sport and with their ways to be extra profitable,” Lara advised the reporters on Friday.

His first task within the new function might be with the Windies Take a look at aspect on the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. After the conclusion of the Take a look at collection in mid-February, Lara must take a brief break so as to discharge his duties as the pinnacle coach of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Lara was lately included within the CWI evaluate panel following their surprising exit on the 2022 ICC males’s T20 World Cup. The Males in Maroon have been subsequently swept 2-0 by hosts Australia within the two-match Take a look at collection and now want some main modifications within the staff in addition to administration earlier than constructing a core group for this 12 months’s ODI World Cup in India.

“I’m actually wanting ahead to Brian making a major contribution to our cricket system by offering invaluable steering and recommendation to our gamers and coaches,” James Adams, the CWI Director of Cricket, stated in his official assertion.

“We’re assured that Brian will assist to enhance our high-performance mindset and strategic tradition that may convey us extra success on the sphere throughout all codecs. Everybody is happy to have Brian concerned in supporting our gamers.”