Never interested in what Brian Lara says and never will be, says Holding

"I am not interested in whatever Brian Lara says. Never was, never will be," that was Holding's blunt response when he was asked to comment on what Lara said against the 63- year-old while delivering the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture at Lord's

last Monday. It is well-known that both the West Indies' greats, Lara and Holding are not the best of friends.

During the MCC lecture, Lara spoke about he was "embarrassed" by the unsportsmanlike conduct of the West Indies in the 80s and 90s.

He specifically spoke about an incident that took place during the series against New Zealand in 1980, when Holding kicked the stumps in frustration. "Michael Holding decided he was no longer a cricketer, he was a footballer and he kicked a stump. I am sure the occurrences during that period had a big effect on cricket," said Lara at Lord's.

While Lara took the opportunity to slam Holding, the "whispering death" has accused the legendary batsman of "getting away with murder" during his reign.

Holding, over the phone from London, also spoke about the much hyped comparison of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, especially after the latter completed 30 ODI hundreds in the just concluded series against Sri Lanka.

"There is a long long way to go (before he gets close to Tendulkar's record) but he is certainly a great batsman," said Holding.

Asked if Kohli is a a better batsman compared to Tendulkar or vice-versa, the Jamaican added: "Well, I don't like comparisons."

Though Kohli himself has said he is not chasing Tendulkar's mind-boggling 100 international hundreds, the 28- year-old already has 47 centuries to his name.