Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara is one of the greatest batsmen in the modern era who has a net worth of $60 Million.
Lara, the 10th child of 11 siblings, learnt cricket at the Harvard Coaching Clinic from the age of six. At age 14, Brian made 745 runs at 126.6, which got him selected for Trinidad’s Under-16 team. A year later, he was in Indies Under-19 side.
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In 1990, Lara became the youngest captain of Trinidad and Tobago leading them to victory in the Geddes Grant Shield. He holds numerous records of three digit runs. He scored 501 not out for Warwickshire in first class cricket and 375 not out for Indies in a test match against England.
Lara is the only player to register 400 in test cricket. He also scored nine double test centuries, which is the third highest after Donald Bradman’s 12 and Kumar Sangakkara’s 11.
