Lara to retire from ODIs

Brian Lara is set to announce his retirement from one-day internationals © Getty Images

West Indies captain Brian Lara has indicated he will retire from one-day cricket after the World Cup following Tuesday’s 67-run defeat against South Africa.

The loss in St George ended all realistic hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals.

And Lara believes it is time to make way for a new one-day captain.

“I think this is the end of my one-day career, for sure,” Lara told the ICC.

“I honestly feel my game is over and we should give it to one of the younger players. It’s really tough playing one-day internationals out there.

“After the World Cup the next one-day tournament for the West Indies is in June in England and I’d love to sit back and watch and see the team do well,” he said.

“I want to leave a team that plays better. And that is still my hope.

“These might be my last two one-day internationals but I still want to see the team moving out of this competition learning something from it and that’s all I can hope for.

“It’s demoralising, yes, but I want to see certain things happen and I want to see the team move on.”