Lara’s presence to give BPL a face-lift

Legendary cricketer Brian Lara will ignite the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as he was appointed as the brand ambassador of Chittagong Kings. The franchise will introduce Lara as their brand ambassador during their logo unveiling ceremony at a local hotel in the city on Thursday. Lara has arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday. After Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) blocked their players to take part in BPL-2, Lara is expected to give the BPL a face-lift.

He is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994.

Lara also holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004. He is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class games over the course of a senior career. Lara also holds the test record of scoring the highest number of runs in a single over in a Test match, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.