One of the England bowlers feared the world record was coming when Lara began to go ballistic at St John's in 1994. While Jack Russell and Graham Thrope Behind the Wicket.

They couldn't out Gavaskar at all or not until he had batted eight hours at least. He Scored 221 against England at The Oval in 1979

Maiden miracle Narendra Hirwani took an astonishing 16 wickets on debut 8 for 61 and 8 for 75 vs West Indies at Madras in 1988 against West Indies.

Garry Sobers had talent of galactic proportions 174 Runs and 5 for 41 and 3 for 39 England vs West Indies at Headingley in 1966

Allan Border in Port-of-Spain, dug in on a difficult pitch to save the Test against West Indies in 1984. He Scored 98 Not Out and 100 Not Out.

Imran Khan terrifying with the ball, terrific with the bat 117 runs and 6 for 96 and 5 for 82 Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad in 1983

Brian Lara's Colombo effort was masterful but came in a heavy defeat. He scored 221 and 130 in 2001

Curtly Ambrose was too fast and furious for Australia at the WACA in 1993

Viv Richards blasts his way to 291 England vs West Indies at Oval in 1976

Brian Lara regained the record for the highest Test score ten years after he first broke it, at the same venue and against the same opposition 400 Not Out at St John's in 2004