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West Indies coach Bennett King dismissed fears over captain Brian Lara’s lack of action in the middle and backed the record-breaking batsman to star in the World Cup.

The 37-year-old Lara hasn’t played since his team’s 160-run defeat to India in Vadodara on January 31 where he was run out for three.

Since then, he was forced to sit out the Caribbean domestic series final and did not bat in the opening warm-up win against Kenya on Tuesday. But King insists the lack of action will not hamper a player with 10,136 one-day runs under his belt.

“Within the space of one or two days Brian is usually back to his best because of how much work he has done before,” said King. “He has played 16 years; he has a lot of volume under his belt. He is very keen to play; he is like a spring chicken at the moment. He is jumping out of his seat to play,” he remarked.

Australian King added that the final warm-up against India at Trelawny on Friday (today) will be treated as a competitive match.
Source:The News