An hour with Brian Charles Lara

Wisden Cricket Weekly

On this very special episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Jo Harman are joined by the one and only Brian Charles Lara.

A legend of West Indies cricket, Lara joins the show to discuss the release of his new book, Lara: The England Chronicles, written alongside Phil, which is out now.

Before diving into some stories from years gone by, Lara gives his thoughts on the recent T20 World Cup, West Indies’ upcoming Test tour of England and even answers some listener questions.

An episode not to be missed with the great man!

0:00 Intro / 1:26 Brian Lara answers your questions / 9:26 T20 World Cup / 13:59 England vs West Indies / 25:35 Test vs T20 / 31:13 Win T20 Blast tickets / 32:11 Brian Lara: The England Chronicles (story time with the great man!) / 1:04:34 Louis Kimber / 1:08:10 Outro

LARA: The England Chronicles is Brian Lara in his own voice, unfiltered and unrestrained. Available in hardback, July 2 2024: https://www.wisden.com/shop/brian-lara-the-england-chronicles

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