In 2009 the estimated costs were TT$700 million and by the time the facility was eventually opened in 2017 the costs had crossed the TT$1billion figure. The initial cost (2006) of the stadium was estimated to be $257 million TT dollars however, with the cost overruns and the increase in prices of materials, this amount has increased significantly. The delays and costs involved with the facility has led to it being one of the more controversial infrastructure projects undertaken in Trinidad and Tobago. January 22: Bangladesh v UAE, Warner Park Cricket Stadium, St Kitts and Nevis, India v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Queens Park Oval, Trinidad and. Major design and construction problems kept pushing back the completion date as well as increasing the construction cost of the facility and once it became apparent it would not be ready for the World Cup matches were shifted to the grounds at UWI.

To be ready for the Cricket World Cup the facility had to be completed by February 2007 and game ready by March 2007. With Trinidad and Tobago receiving the Brown Package of matches and the use of the Queens Park Oval as the primary venue the Brian Lara facility was earmarked to host warm-up matches.

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy was commissioned in 2004 by the then Government of Trinidad and Tobago through the state company UDeCOTT to provide a high class sporting venue for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The Caribbean Premier League chose the Brian Lara Cricket Academy as the host for the Playoff, eliminators and final matches of the 2017 edition of the league signalling the first high profile matches at the ground. However when it became apparent that the facility would not be completed in time for the tournament the warm-up matches were instead hosted at the Frank Worrell Field at UWI St Augustine.Д«uilt to hold 15,000 people in a mix of fixed seating and grass banks it is named for Brian Lara, who until 17 October 2008 was the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, when he was surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar. It will be used mostly for cricket matches having initially been envisioned and conceptualized to host warm-up matches during the 2007 Cricket World Cup and serve as a cricket academy post the tournament. 'They (Aussies) were bowling consistently outside the off-stump, and I decided to leave all those balls', added the Master Blaster as he made the opposition pacers bowl to his body and played some beautiful shots through the on-side.The Brian Lara Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago that was recently completed. So I decided not to play the cover-drive', Tendulkar was quoted as saying. 'I had got out a couple of times to balls bowled outside the off-stump. That innings must be very close to Tendulkar's heart, for he was able to overcome his instincts for the team cause. The video has been made in hope that people will learn from Tendulkar's restraint in this phase - 'touch (only those) things you know you're safe with' and that if 'he (Tendulkar) can do it, so can you!'. 'Sachin played some amazing innings throughout his career but none with more disciplineВ and determinationВ than his knock of 241 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground,' he added. 'Can you imagine playing Test cricket at the age of 16 and do that for the next 24 years, that's just unbelievable,' Lara could be heard saying in a video shared by him over Instagram.

But then, his genius shone through as the great man decided not to play a single drive through the off-side, which for a naturally attacking batsman is such a hard thing to do, and went on to successfully execute the plan for the best part of two days at the crease. Tendulkar was enduring a rare slump with the bat leading up to the fourth Test of that Border-Gavaskar Trophy, specifically getting out driving through the cover a lot. #playsafe #backagainstwallДЄ post shared by Brian Lara on at 10:09am PDT We can all learn the discipline needed to COMBAT anything in life from this performance 241 not out vs Australia. Not was but IS one of the Greatest to have played our glorious game.

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