| Full Name | Brian Charles Lara |
| Nickname(s) | THE PRINCE OF PORT-OF-SPAIN |
| Date of birth | May 2nd 1969 |
| Place of birth | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sun Sign | Taurus |
| School and College | Fatima College |
| Family | Dad : Bunty Lara(his father,who died in 1988) Mom : mother Pearl Lara Brother : 10 brothers and sisters |
| Residence | His home is in Santa Cruz, in the hills north of Port-of-Spain |
| Batting Style | Left Hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Occasional Leg Break Googly |
| Cricket Gurus | Colin Cowdrey, then Roy Fredericks and finally Gus Logie |
| ODI Debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Karachi,1st ODI, 1990/91 |
| Test Debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Lahore, 3rd Test, 1990/91 |
| Memorable matches | 375 vs.England, Antigua, 1994 , 501 not out(first-class record for Warwickshire against Durham in the English county Cricket Championship), 153 Not Out in Barbados against Australia 1999 |
| Major Teams | West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago, Warwickshire, Queen’s Park Cricket Club |
| Assets | His ability to find the gaps is his big asset |
| Cricketing heroes | The late Roy Fredericks and Sir Vivian Richards |
| Bowlers he finds difficult to face | Wasim Akram |
| Other sports admired | Football |
| Hobbies | playing golf , playing with daughter and reading(John Grisham novels) |
| Favorite color | Gray and Burgundy |
| Favorite music | Alternative and R&B. |
| Favorite film | Movie- Shawshank Redemption |
| Favorite TV show | Sex in the City |
| Favorite restarunt/ hoiday place /hotel | Chinese and Italian restaurants |
| Other intersting facts | Test Match Statistics : Man of the Match:8 times ODI Statistics : Man of the Match:28 times |
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