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Brian Lara gives advice to batsmen in Super50

CRICKET legend Brian Lara has some advice for batsmen in the CG United Regional Super50 Cup, currently under way in Trinidad. The tournament bowled off on October 17 and features defending champions Jamaica Scorpions, hosts TT Red Force, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Windward Islands Volcanoes, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Barbados Pride, Combined Campuses and Colleges and West Indies Academy.So far, after three rounds, there have been two centuries, scored by TT's Kjorn Ottley (134 not out) and Barbados' Shane Dowrich (102 not out). Bajan Teddy Bishop and Jamaican Chadwick Walton have come close to the milestone but were dismissed in their nineties.Lara, 54, who was officially named as Cricket West Indies performance mentor in January, called on regional batsmen to watch the ball closely.

He posted on social media, "Once the great man Sir Gary Sobers stood at the back of the nets whilst I was having a hit. He muttered, 'Young man, you’re not looking at the ball.'
"I looked back and said, 'I’m looking at the ball, how could you say that?'
"His last words from behind the nets were, 'I want you to look at the ball in the bowler’s hand at the start of his run up. Keep your eyes on it until it hits your bat.'

In reply to sgtdjones

Bishop is from Grenada and not Barbados

In reply to Hendra

Never knew that. I thought that he was Lucian. He has some talent but needs a lot of work. Academy is showing that they still need to learn how to handle pressure while batting and it would have been good if they either had one experienced batsman or a batting mentor like Lara or Shiv. Kudos to Cappo Young yesterday. I think that he has the makings of an excellent international captain in due course.

In reply to sgtdjones

Is dat why Philip is hiding the ball behind his back during his run up?

In reply to Narper

Now ya know why dem call him a magician....

In reply to sgtdjones

I thought it was the extra flex at the elbow and not being noticed!!

In reply to googley

Googleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Nah nah nah , see ya not supposed to figure out magic

Its just speculation on Narps and your comments.

In reply to Narper

I wrote about Sir Everton Weekes visit to Calgary, and my Antiguan brother and I spending an evening with him a the Calgary Tower.
On playing spin, Sir Everton said he would watch the rotation of the ball, from the bowler's arm, and in the air.
Sir Gary was giving BCL tips, of seeing what the ball will be doing.
It was too late for my brother and I, to get to read bowlers.

In reply to sgtdjones

Thanks for sharing.

A bastion of hope. Mr Brian Charles Lara.

Continue to do the right things for Windies Cricket even when you don't feel like, sir.

History will always be kind to you.

Mr Brian Charles Lara. A philanthropist!