In the Champions Trophy at the end of the year Shoaib ran into Brian Lara for the first time at The Rose Bowl. The conversation that followed was somewhat like this: Shoaib: Can I say something to you? Lara: Please do, but don’t be nasty to me. Shoaib: No, I won’t. It is an honour for me to bowl to you. I have been waiting for this for so long. Lara: Thank you very much, how about going easy on me then? As Shoaib walked back to the non-striker’s end Ramnaresh Sarwan went up and asked Lara what the conversation was about. Lara replied, in jest, that Shoaib had warned him, and had threatened to kill him. Three balls later Shoaib hit Lara on the head; Lara concussed and had to be hospitalised. Sarwan relayed Lara’s statement about Shoaib, and the fast bowler’s image took a toll once again. Eventually Lara had to intervene and clear up the proceedings of the previous day.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:22:38 +0000
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