Former West Indies captain and batting legend, Brian Lara, has agreed to assist Cricket  West  Indies   as a performance mentor – working across all international teams and with input into the West Indies Academy.

As per terms of the agreement…….Lara will support the various head coaches in providing players with tactical advice and improving their game sense, as well as working closely with the director of cricket on ICC World Cup Tournament strategic planning.

Lara’s  stint  will  start  with  the  squad  which  is  currently  in  Zimbabwe  for  a  two  test  series  against  Zimbabwe……..where he will assist in the team’s preparations ahead of the first test match in Bulawayo on February 4.

In between, he will also be engaged with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2023 Indian Premier League as their head coach, having taken over from Tom Moody in September last year.