Brian Lara to assist Cricket West Indies as Performance Mentor

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced that former West Indies Captain and batting legend,BrianLara,hasagreedtoassistCWI asaPerformanceMentor–workingacrossall international Teams and with input into the WestIndiesAcademy

Lara’s new role will be to support the various Head Coaches in providing players with tactical advice and improving their gamesense,aswellasworkingcloselywith the Director of Cricket on ICC World Cup Tournamentstrategicplanning.

JimmyAdams, CWI Director of Cricket said, “I am really looking forward to Brian making a significant contribution to our cricket system by providing invaluable guidance and advice to our players and coaches. We are confident that Brian will help to improve our high-performance mindset and strategic culture that will bring us more success on the field across all formats. Everyone is excited to have Brian involvedinsupportingourplayers.”

BrianLarasaid,“Havingspenttimewith the players and coaches in Australia and in discussions with CWI, I really believe that I can help the players with their mental approachtothegameandwiththeirtacticsto be more successful. I’m looking forward to joining the group in Zimbabwe and the opportunity to work with other West Indies