Legendary former West Indies batter to coach Men in Maroon as performance mentor

West Indies (Source: Twitter)

Cricket West Indies has asked legendary former West Indies cricketer, an all-time great,  Brian Lara, to be at the helm of affairs with the running of West Indies cricket under the designation of performance mentor. He will work with the West Indies side across all formats and will also give his tactical nous and expertise in helping run the West Indies cricket academy.

The announcement of Lara's appointment was made on Thursday. Lara will work with the Test team against Zimbabwe, which will be his first assignment with the Men’s Team. The Test will take place against the Chevrons at Bulawayo which will begin on February 4.

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“Having spent time with the players and coaches in Australia and in discussions with CWI, I really believe that I can help the players with their mental approach to the game and with their tactics to be more successful. I’m looking forward to joining the group in Zimbabwe and the opportunity to work with other West Indies teams later in the year." Brian Lara said on working with West Indies Cricket.

Brian’s role will consist of working in tandem with the various head coaches and to also advise on the nitty-gritty of the game. He will also be working with the players to make them tactically sound and make them more game aware. Plans are being laid out by Lara in consultation with the Director of Cricket for the team ahead of the 50-over World Cup which will be held in India.

“I am really looking forward to Brian making a significant contribution to our cricket system by providing invaluable guidance and advice to our players and coaches. We are confident that Brian will help to improve our high-performance mindset and strategic culture which will bring us more success on the field across all formats. Everyone is excited to have Brian involved in supporting our players." said CWI Director of cricket Jimmy Adams.

Brian has been involved with coaching the Hyderabad franchise in the Indian T20 League in 2022. They finished 8th on the points table in 2022. They had 12 points from 14 games and had six victories and eight losses.