ess Trust of India / Bridgetown (Barbados) April 20, 2007West Indies captain Brian Lara announced he will retire from all forms of international cricket tomorrow, surprising many who had expected the flamboyant batsman's Test career to carry on.The West Indies captain, the game's all time leading test run scorer who holds the world record score of 400 in test cricket and 501 in the first class game, was initially expected to quit only one-day cricket after his team's final World Cup game against England at Kensington Oval.Lara faced a barrage of questions about his future at a post match news conference after West Indies' 99-run victory over Bangladesh and finally caved in. He revealed he had already advised West Indies cricket administrators about his decision to call it a day after 17 years of playing international sport."If this is the last question, then I'll just say that I want everyone to know that on Saturday I'm going to be bidding farewell to all international cricket as a player. I've already spoken to the (West Indies Cricket) board about it and I'd just like to thank everyone," Lara said.He immediately left the room and made no further comment.Lara, who will turn 38 next month, hinted that Ramnaresh Sarwan should be the next captain. "He's matured. He's been vice captain for some time. It's important that whoever gets the job, he gets whole hearted support," alluding to rifts in West Indies cricket.
