Full name Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
Born November 1, 1974, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 35 years 21 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad (India), Lancashire
Nickname Very Very Special
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Education Little Flower High School, St. John's School
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Timeline | Latest Articles | Photos+ | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 106 | 176 | 26 | 6792 | 281 | 45.28 | 13901 | 48.85 | 14 | 40 | 918 | 4 | 111 | 0 |
| ODIs | 86 | 83 | 7 | 2338 | 131 | 30.76 | 3282 | 71.23 | 6 | 10 | 222 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| First-class | 235 | 382 | 46 | 17516 | 353 | 52.13 | 51 | 81 | 249 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 173 | 166 | 19 | 5078 | 131 | 34.54 | 9 | 28 | 74 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 383 | 78* | 27.35 | 326 | 117.48 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 106 | 13 | 324 | 126 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 63.00 | 2.33 | 162.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 86 | 4 | 42 | 40 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.71 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 235 | 1829 | 754 | 22 | 3/11 | 34.27 | 2.47 | 83.1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 173 | 698 | 548 | 8 | 2/42 | 2/42 | 68.50 | 4.71 | 87.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Nov 20-23, 1996 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Zimbabwe at Cuttack, Apr 9, 1998 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 3, 2006 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1992/93 |
| Last First-class | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1994/95 |
| Last List A | Glamorgan v Lancashire at Cardiff, Sep 14, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers at Kolkata, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Deccan Chargers v Trinidad & Tobago at Hyderabad (Decc), Oct 14, 2009 scorecard |
At his sublime best, VVS Laxman is a sight for the gods. Wristy, willowy and sinuous, he can match - sometimes even better - Tendulkar for strokeplay. His on-side game is comparable to his idol Azharuddin's, yet he is decidedly more assured on the off side and has the rare gift of being able to hit the same ball to either side. The Australians, who have suffered more than most, paid the highest compliment after India's 2003-04 tour Down Under by admitting they did not know where to bowl to him. Laxman, a one-time medical student, finally showed signs of coming to terms with his considerable gifts in March 2001, as he tormented Steve Waugh's thought-to-be-invincible Australians with a majestic 281 to stand the Kolkata Test on its head. But even though he had another wonderful series against the Australians in 2003-04 with two centuries, one of them involving a back-from-the-dead, match-winning, 300-plus partnership with Kolkata ally Rahul Dravid at Adelaide, he hasn't quite managed the consistency that could have turned him into a batting great. Between dazzling and sometimes workmanlike hundreds, he has
suffered the frustration of numerous twenties and thirties and has lost his place in the one-day side. Nothing, though, has deterred him from tormenting his favourite opponents with silken strokes and piles of runs: in the course of the double-hundred at Feroz Shah Kotla in 2008, he became the second Indian batsman after Tendulkar to score more than 2000 runs against the Australians.
Sambit Bal October 2008
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2002
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February-March, 1994
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In his first outing with the India Under-19s, he averages 110.25 in three Tests against the visiting Australian U-19 team, which includes Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds
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November 22, 1996
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On his Test debut, against South Africa in Ahmedabad, he makes a composed 51 in the second innings - one of only two half-centuries in the match - to set up India's victory in a low-scoring game
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March 6, 1997
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India's impregnable middle-order means Laxman has to play as an opener to remain in the side. On his first assignment in the West Indies, he has a torrid time and is dropped by the end of the series
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- Tamil Nadu keep pressure on Gujarat on day of draws (Nov 13, 2009)
- 'I've saved my best for the best' (Nov 3, 2009)
- Laxman happy with county stint (Oct 3, 2009)
- Hall continues Northants' charge (Sep 24, 2009)
- Di Venuto anchors stolid Durham (Aug 13, 2009)
Nov 20, 2009
VVS Laxman crunches one through the off side
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Nov 20, 2009
Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman stroll back after saving the Test
© AFP
Nov 20, 2009
VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar enjoy their time in the middle
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