Caribbean Sports News Published September 27, 2003

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West Indies Greats Pay Tribute To Lara
published: Sunday | April 22, 2007

A host of former West Indies greats have paid tribute to Brian Lara after the batsman revealed he was retiring from all forms of cricket after Saturday, April 14th's World Cup match against England.   Former fast bowling great Wes Hall says the record-setting left-hander's legacy is fantastic and he was a great batsman.  Former opener and team-mate of Lara, Philo Wallace said his retirement would be "a big loss to world cricket", while former Windies captain Jimmy Adams hailed Lara as a "genius".  Meanwhile, Ramnaresh Sarwan is favored to take over as skipper of the West Indies team after Saturday's game against England.  And he has once again reiterated his desire to lead.