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Holding rubbishes Lara claims
Legendary fast bowler Michael Holding on Wednesday dismissed Brian Lara\'s criticism of his conduct during West Indies\' 1980 tour of New Zealand, saying he has \"never been interested\" in the batting great\'s opinions.
Port-of-Spain: Legendary fast bowler Michael Holding on Wednesday dismissed Brian Lara's criticism of his conduct during West Indies' 1980 tour of New Zealand, saying he has "never been interested" in the batting great's opinions.
"I am not interested in whatever Brian Lara says. Never was, never will be," that was Holding's blunt response when asked comment on what Lara said against the 63-year-old while delivering the Marylebone Cricket Club's Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture at Lord's last Monday.
It is well-known that the two West Indies legends, Lara and Holding, are not the best of friends.During the MCC lecture, Lara spoke about how he was "embarrassed" by the unsportsmanlike conduct of the West Indies in the 1980s and 90s.
He specifically spoke about an incident that took place during the series against New Zealand in 1980, when Holding kicked the stumps in frustration.
"Michael Holding decided he was no longer a cricketer, he was a footballer and he kicked a stump. I am sure the occurrences during that period had a big effect on cricket," said Lara at Lord's.
While Lara took the opportunity to slam Holding, the "whispering death" has accused the legendary batsman of "getting away with murder" during his reign.
Holding also aired his views about the much-hyped comparison of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, especially after the latter completed 30 ODI hundreds in the just concluded series against Sri Lanka.
