His brilliant best v Australia, Barbados, 1998-99
Against Steve Waugh’s all-conquering side, few gave West Indies a chance. Lara, who went into the series with his captaincy under pressure, smacked 213 in the second Test and 100 in the fourth to give them a 2-2 draw. His most remarkable knock came in between at Bridgetown. Set 308 to win on a pitch which held few favours, West Indies slumped to 105 for 5. But Lara brilliantly marshalled the tail, adding 53 for the ninth wicket with Curtley Ambrose and nine vital runs for the last wicket with Courtney Walsh. Lara finished unbeaten on 153, **an innings rated by Wisden.com in 2000 as the second-best in Test history. **
What was rated as the best?
One of Bradman’s knocks, perhaps?