West Indian cricket icon Brian Lara has called upon Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the world's number one batsman, to move up the order for his team's three-Test series with England which begins on Thursday.

Veteran West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul is steadily making his way back to the top of world cricket, moving three spots to fifth in the latest International Cricket Council Test player rankings.

Rahul Dravid, who on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket, has achieved truly staggering numbers over a glittering 16-year career, with the most remarkable being his 13288 Test runs, the second most aggregate in the game's history.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has rated Brian Lara as a superior batsman to the resurgent Ricky Ponting and little master Sachin Tendulkar.

West Indian batting great Brian Lara on Friday came out in support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the under-fire India skipper "deserves another chance" despite the drubbings in England and the ongoing tour of Australia.

Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara feels Sachin Tendulkar is sure to get his 100th international ton. Speaking to members of the press in Kolkata, the maverick batsman added that the Indian cricketer's records will be out of reach for others for years to come.

Australian speedster Brett Lee in his 12-year-international career found Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as two of the batsmen of his era whom he found difficult to bowl to.

Batting great Brian Lara has said that talented Darren Bravo will have to play with more maturity from now since he will be the main target of rival teams due to his sheer batting talent.

West Indies' Darren Bravo and Brian Lara may have more in common than just class, but the former doesn't seem to get bogged down by the similarities and comparisons with the legendary batsman.

West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has described the Caribbean cricket infrastructure as "terrible" and says it will take much more than just talent for the regional side to emerge from the prevailing slump.