da supremo： He said it in a very soft tone, but the serious look on theface of Brian Charles Lara confirmed his intent
Barry Alleyne23-Dec-2001He said it in a very soft tone, but the serious look on theface of Brian Charles Lara confirmed his intent.I’ll be back. My career is far from over. I’ll be back inthe runs soon, the region’s master batsman told the SUNDAYSUN yesterday evening, minutes after returning to theCaribbean from another failed team tour, this one of SriLanka.Wincing occasionally and rubbing the sides of the soft castwhich protects the hairline fracture of the best left elbowin Test cricket, Lara refused to think negatively about thefreak accident last week with Marvan Atapattu that will keephim out of the game for at least six weeks, and aforthcoming tour of Pakistan.It was an accident. Accidents happen in sport, so you can’tthink about it any other way. I don’t remember much of whathappened, but in the hospital I did say at one stage: Whyme?I’m over that now, because this injury is just anothersetback. It could have happened earlier in my career when Iwas doing well, but it chose to happen now, Lara said.I know it’s going to take some time, but with my approach tothe game, I know I’ll be back to where I was when the injuryhappened. I expect some stiffness soon after the cast comesoff, but I already have a format in mind about how I plan towork before I can play again.I’m focused mentally even though I’m out of the game, andthis rest will also be the perfect opportunity for myhamstring to get the required rest it really needs to heal.The Trinidadian said it was sad that another West Indiesoverseas tour had ended in a Test series defeat, but somepositive signs were still seen, apart from his return toscintillating form.We can’t just worry about the bad things all the time. Wehave to take whatever we can from the good, and improve onthat. That’s the only way West Indies cricket can move outof this phase of losing overseas, Lara added.He noted that each player should use his experience oflosing as a measuring stick of his individual performance.I’ve learnt over my career it makes absolutely no sense todwell on the past, Lara said as he sat a couple feet awayfrom his British model girlfriend Lynnsey Ward at theAirport en route to Trinidad and Tobago.