Pakistan beat West Indies by 136 runs in Kingston Test to level the series 1-1. The defeat gave Brian Lara an entirely unwanted record on his name. Lara has now appeared in 54 LOST matches for West Indies. With this he joined England's Alec Stewart to share the record of appearing in maximum number of LOST matches. However Lara's defeat-percentage of 46 is much higher than Stewart's 41. Among the contemporary batsmen only fellow countryman S.Chanderpaul (39), New Zealander Stephen Fleming (35) and Sachin Tendulkar (35) are the ones, who can 'challenge' Lara's place on top in this table. Given team's wretched form, it seems highly unlikely that Lara would be toppled from the top in the near future.
Lara has now amassed 4654 runs in matches lost by West Indies; no other player has even managed 3000. Lara is also the only batsman with a dozen Test hundreds in defeats; in fact, no other player has more than eight. Among the top ten run-getters in defeats, Lara's average is also the highest. What more can a batsman do for his side ? Bat from both ends ?
Maximum runs in defeats
Batsman For Tests Runs Ave 100 50
Brian Lara WI 54 4654 43.09 12 21
Alec Stewart Eng 54 2993 29.93 - 23
Allan Border Aus 46 2771 33.39 5 13
Andy Flower Zim 34 2713 43.06 7 15
David Gower Eng 42 2581 32.26 4 15
Sachin Tendulkar Ind 35 2558 36.54 8 9
S Chanderpaul WI 39 2532 35.17 3 16
Graham Gooch Eng 42 2423 28.85 3 16
Steve Waugh Aus 36 2380 37.78 5 9
Mike Atherton Eng 44 2319 26.35 1 15
Sunil Gavaskar Ind 34 2314 35.06 6 12
