India, Nov. 10 -- Brian Charles Lara. Need we say more? The Princey, the star of the record-breaking 400 not out, arguably the greatest left-handed batter of all time. If anyone challenged Sachin Tendulkar throughout the 1990s and early 2000s in terms of pure batsmanship, it's Lara. The former West Indies captain was a maverick - who else can bat with shades against prime English bowlers in their conditions? Lara's swagger, panache, along with that high back lift, leading to purring drives, was a thing of beauty. Lara never got rattled; in fact, if anything, being pushed against the wall only brought the best out of him. Like every batting great, he was at his best against the strongest opponent of his time - Australia, scoring 2856 Test ...