Editing Brian Lara (section)

===Retirement===
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On 19 April 2007 Lara announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, indicating that the West Indies vs England match on 21 April 2007 would be his last international appearance.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/lara-turns-his-back-on-cricket/2007/04/20/1176697042541.html "Lara cuts his last dash"], ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 20 April 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.</ref> He was run out after a bad mixup with [[Marlon Samuels]] for 18, as England went on to win the match by one wicket.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6576083.stm ''West Indies v England''] ''[[BBC News]]''. Retrieved 29 July 2007.</ref>

He announced before the 2007 Cricket World Cup that this would be his last appearance in One Day Internationals. After his last match, in the post-game presentation interview, he asked the fans, "Did I entertain?", to which he received a resounding cheer from the crowd,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/serialisations/article3694486.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517172926/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/serialisations/article3694486.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2008 |title=Genius of Brian Lara hailed by Wisden |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Mike |last=Atherton |date=7 April 2008 |access-date=22 September 2011 |location=London}}</ref> after which he went out and took his 'lap of honour' where he met and shook hands with many of the fans. Lara stated this would be his last appearance in international cricket, he has also indicated his interest in retaining some involvement in the sport.

On 23 July 2007 Lara agreed to sign for the [[Indian Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/303309.html |title=Lara signs up for new Indian league |publisher=Content-uk.cricinfo.com |access-date=21 August 2010}}</ref> He is the former captain of the Mumbai Champs. He volunteered to play for his home team Trinidad and Tobago during the start of 2008 domestic season, after not playing for them for the previous two years. He made his comeback a memorable one with a match winning hundred over Guyana, followed by a dismissive undefeated half-century in the second innings, scored at over two runs per ball. In the third-round game (Trinidad and Tobago got a bye in the second round).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/01/06/sports/spectacu-lara-at-the-oval/|title=Spectacu-Lara at the Oval|date=6 January 2008|publisher=Stabroek News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/carib-beer-series-2007-08-318245/trinidad-tobago-vs-guyana-318260/match-report |title=Lara blitz leads Trinidad to victory |date=8 January 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Lara suffered a fractured arm against the Leeward Islands in St Maarten on 19 January, which kept him out of the ICL season. He nevertheless affirmed his commitment to returning to Twenty20 cricket,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/464785.html|title=Brian Lara maintains Twenty20 comeback plans|date=29 June 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 June 2010}}</ref> and on 27 June 2010 appeared for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] match against a touring Pakistan team, scoring 37 from 32 balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/462605.html|title=Scorecard: Pakistan tour of England – tour match Marylebone Cricket Club v Pakistanis|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 June 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, Lara became involved with the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] team [[Chittagong Kings]] as their brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 October 2012 |title=Lara named brand ambassador of Chittagong Kings |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Lara-named-brand-ambassador-of-Chittagong-Kings/article12559973.ece |url-access=limited |url-status=live |work=The Hindu |location=Dhaka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202135512/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Lara-named-brand-ambassador-of-Chittagong-Kings/article12559973.ece |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref>

On the occasion of bicentennial anniversary of Lord's ground he played for the team of MCC, under the leadership of Sachin Tendulkar<ref name="insidethegames.biz">{{cite web|date=22 June 2014|title=Lara rolls back the years as Lord's Cricket Ground celebrates 200th anniversary|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1020889/lara-rolls-back-the-years-as-lord-s-cricket-ground-celebrates-200th-anniversary|access-date=6 September 2021|website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> against the Rest of World XI in a 50 over game. He went on to score a half century in an eventual win for the MCC.<ref name="insidethegames.biz"/>