7 worst patches for legendary cricketers in Tests

3. Brian Lara

Brian Lara failed to get going in the year 1996

Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara left an indelible mark on the history of the game by displaying his masterful batting prowess on the cricket field. Lara had some incredible statistics to back up his performance and created many records during his iconic career. One of the records that remains intact is his incredible 400, a first ever in Test cricket.

But the southpaw often proved that he is only human and did have some lean patches in his career. Perhaps the worst of them was in the year 1996 when Lara had a run tally of 226 runs in 9 innings and he averaged an uncharacteristically low 25.11. During this period, the great batsman was able to score just one half-century.