Lequay: Lara better equipped

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board of Control (TTCBC), Alloy Lequay said yesterday that star batsman Brian Lara is now better equipped to deal with the West Indies captaincy.

The evergreen cricket administrator said he thinks that the double world-record holder will prove to be successful. “The first time Brian took over the reins he was surrounded by controversy. Some sections of the Caribbean were saying that Lara did not support Courtney Walsh while he was captain because he wanted the job. Well it is now history that Walsh in his autobiography said it was not true and that he was happy with Lara’s input,” said Lequay. The WICB on Monday announced that Lara will replace Carl Hooper as captain of the West Indies team for the Australian and Sri Lankan series.

Lequay had been critical of lara earlier in the season stating the batting maestro had abandoned Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket. “Now Lara takes over again and this time he goes into the job with no controversies surrounding him. What I would like to see is that Lara mould this young team into a powerful unit as once before,” Lequay said. “He is a very good cricket brain and I think that he will lead West Indies well. I would like to compliment him for taking up the role and wish him all the best with his new job,” he said.