MUMBAI – West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was admitted Tuesday to ahospital in Mumbai after complaining of chest pain, Indian media reportssaid.
The 50-year-old Trinidadian was rushed to hospital after he complained ofdiscomfort during a promotional event, the Press Trust of India (PTI) newsagency said quoting a source close to the player.
Lara was in Mumbai to take part in events organised by Star Sports, theofficial broadcasters of the ongoing cricket World Cup.
One of the best batsmen of the modern era, Lara holds two world battingrecords — the highest ever Test score of 400 not out and the highest firstclass knock of 501 that he scores in English county championship in 1994.
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The former skipper retired in 2007 after a dismal West Indies campaign inthe World Cup. -APP/AFP
