On Monday, the legendary West Indies batsman, Brian Lara got the opportunity to mee the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The official Twitter handle of the president posted the picture of both in which Lara can be seen giving a bat to the Indian President.

Informing about the meet, the official Twitter handle of the President wrote: “Legendary cricketer and one of the finest batsmen of the modern era, Brian Lara called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.” The tweeted further added, “The President called him a role model for millions of budding sportspersons and hailed his contribution to the game of cricket.”

Legendary cricketer and one of the finest batsmen of the modern era, @BrianLara called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President called him a role model for millions of budding sportspersons and hailed his contribution to the game of cricket. pic.twitter.com/9l25wMvc10

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 16, 2019

Earlier, Lara had said West Indies opener Shai Hope, who scored a magnificent century in the first ODI which West Indies won by eight wickets against India, is the “best option” available in the Caribbean team capable of performing in all the three formats of the game. Lara said, “Presently, I think Shai Hope is the best option we have in terms of a batsman who can play all formats. He is not a bad attacking player, pretty much a decent Test player. He will stand out.”

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On Sunday, Hope scored an unbeaten 102 and alongside Shimron Hetmyer (139 off 106) stitched together a 218-run partnership as Windies chased down the 288-run target with ease in Chennai and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Lara had termed the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli as the cricketing equivalent of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for his sheer commitment towards the game. He said, “I think it has got a lot to do with Virat’s outstanding commitment besides his preparation. I don’t think he is any more talented than a KL Rahul or a Rohit Sharma but his commitment to preparing himself properly stands out. He is, for me, the cricketing equivalent of Cristiano Ronaldo. His fitness level and his mental strength are unbelievable.”