V. V. S. Laxman - Citizendia

Personal information
V. V. S. Laxman
India
Full name	Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
Nickname	Very Very Special
Born	1 November 1974 (1974-11-01) (age 33)
	Hyderabad, India
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off spin
International information
Test debut (cap 209)	20 November 1996: v South Africa
Last Test	2 January 2008: v Australia
ODI debut (cap 112)	9 April 1998: v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	3 December 2006: v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992 – present	Hyderabad
2007	Lancashire (squad no. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who This is a list of Indian Test cricketers. A Test match is an international Cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. This is a list of Indian One-day International cricketers. A One Day International, or an ODI is an international Cricket match between two representative teams Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic 26)
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	88	86	201	166
Runs scored	5658	2338	15108	4944
Batting average	44. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 20	30. 76	51. 56	34. 57
100s/50s	12/32	6/10	44/66	9/27
Top score	281	131	353	131

Balls bowled	264	42	1691	698
Wickets	2	0	21	8
Bowling average	53. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 50	–	33. 76	68. 50
5 wickets in innings	–	–	0	0
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/2	–	3/11	2/42
Catches/stumpings	96/0	39/0	213/1	72/0
As of 9 January 2008 Source: Cricinfo

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman pronunciation (help·info) (born November 1, 1974, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh), better known as V. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. V. S. Laxman, is an Indian cricketer. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm occasional off-spin bowler.

Laxman represents Hyderabad in first-class cricket in India. The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad. He has also played for Lancashire in English county cricket. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic He is the captain of the high profile Deccan Chargers team in the Indian Premier League. The Indian Premier League (also known as the " DLF Indian Premier League" and often abbreviated as IPL) is a Twenty20 Cricket competition

As a batsman he is noted for his superb timing and ability to hit against the turn against spin bowlers. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any His batting style is similar to the more famous Hyderabadi, Mohammed Azharuddin - who Laxman says is his role-model. Mohammad Azharuddin (born 8 February 1963 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former captain of the Indian cricket team.

1 Career start
2 Laxman's best moments
3 Return to Form
4 Personal life
5 References
6 External links

Career start

Six feet two inches tall, Laxman made his Test debut in 1996, hitting a fifty against South Africa at Ahmedabad. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa However, he was subsequently unable to cement his place in a star-studded Indian middle order. Instead, he was asked to open the innings, starting in South Africa in 1997. Laxman intermittently continued in this role for nearly three years, but without any consistent success. In January 2000, he made 167 against Australia at Sydney, a rare high point for India in an otherwise disastrous tour. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Despite this success against an attack containing both Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, Laxman apparently decided that he would return to domestic cricket, rather than continue playing as opener, a role which he believed did not suit him. Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the As a result, Laxman was out of the Test team for nearly a year. He was recalled in late 2000, and also found a spot in the side for the home series against Australia in 2001.

Laxman's best moments

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Laxman's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

Laxman's career changed dramatically in this home series against Australia. In the first Test at Mumbai, Laxman made 20 and 12, as the entire Indian batting line-up, with the exception of Sachin Tendulkar, capitulated, leading to a 10-wicket defeat. In the next Test, however, Laxman shot to fame with an extraordinary Test innings of 281 in the second innings (following on) against Australia at Eden Gardens, when under tremendous pressure, he broke Sunil Gavaskar's long standing record of 236*. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Ground Facts and Figures Floodlights: Yes End names: High Court End Club House End Home team(s: Bengal India Kolkata Knight Sunil Manohar Gavaskar ( Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर (born 10 July 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra) nicknamed Sunny ^[1] This remained the highest ever by an Indian until it was eclipsed by Virender Sehwag's triple ton against Pakistan in Multan in March, 2004. Virender Sehwag (born on 20 October 1978 in Delhi) also known as "Viru" is an Indian Cricketer ( Batsman) and member of the Indian national Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and ( Urdu:, Punjabi ملتان، ਮੁਲਤਾਨ is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The innings also contributed to a record partnership of 376 with Rahul Dravid. Rahul Sharad Dravid ( Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್ ಶರದ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड) (b Laxman's performance was of enormous consequence: India had been on the brink of an innings defeat but went on to win the Test and the series, denying Steve Waugh conquest of the "final frontier". Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh It has become one of the most celebrated tales of Indian cricket, and the innings is ranked the sixth best Test innings ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ^[2] Laxman then cemented his place both in the Test and one day teams for a few years. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. He has continued to perform well against Australia, especially during India's tour of Australia in 2003, in which he hit three ODI and two Test centuries. One of his centuries, his 148 in the second Test at Adelaide, came in a triple century partnership with, once again, Dravid. India won the Test, which was their first Test victory in Australia in two decades. His sublime innings of 178 at Sydney also came in a triple century partnership, on this occasion with Sachin Tendulkar. For this reason, Ian Chappell described him as Very Very Special Laxman. Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943 is a former Cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia.

However, Laxman's form has declined since that tour of Australia. Since March 2004, beginning with the series in Pakistan, Laxman has only made only three Test centuries, with one of them coming against Zimbabwe, currently ranked the worst team in Test cricket. He even struggled against his favorite opponents Australia in the home series in October-November 2004, although his 69 in the final Test at Mumbai helped India record a consolation victory, having lost the series. Laxman was even dropped after scoring a duck in the first Test against England at Mumbai in March 2006. He regained his place for the tour to the West Indies, thanks to an injury to Tendulkar, and made a hundred in the third Test. In ODI cricket, Laxman has been left out persistently since Greg Chappell took over as coach in mid-2005, mainly on account of his poor fielding, but also a perception that his batting is too one paced for ODI cricket. This is despite his superb form in Australia and Pakistan in early 2004, when he made four centuries in 14 games, including three in a week in the VB Series in Australia

Return to Form

In December 2005, Laxman rescued India with a fine century of 104 against Sri Lanka. India won the match.

In June 2006, Laxman again rescued India from a difficult position against the West Indies with a gritty century. India drew the match.

In November 2006, he was selected for the test squad along with Sourav Ganguly for India tour of South Africa series. Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (সৌরভ গাঙ্গুলী ( (born 8 July 1972 is an Indian Cricketer and former former captain of the Indian national In the first test in Johannesburg Laxman scored 73 in the second innings to help India claim a historic 123 run win.

In the 2007 tour of England Laxman produced three good innings, two of which were half-centuries and a vital 39 that helped India draw the first test at Lords. He passed the 5000 run landmark in the first day of the final Test.

After the tests he joined Lancashire as their overseas player in place of Brad Hodge. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Bradley John Hodge (born 29 December 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian Cricketer. He played in five games of the county championship and showed glimpses of his sublime batting in their final County Championship game of 2007 against Surrey at the Oval in which he scored 100 off 100 balls in the second innings in which Lancashire were chasing 489 to win. They just missed out by 25 runs and subsequently lost the Championship to Sussex. His performance for Lancashire was good with 380 runs scored in 5 matches at an average of 54. 28 with 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries^[3]

In India's home series against Pakistan in 2007, VVS Laxman once again showed his importance to the team with a disciplined batting performance in the 1st Test^[4]. He then followed that innings of 72 in the first test with 112 in the second test. ^[5]. This ensured his place on the tour to Australia which would be his 3rd tour to the country, and also silenced his critics who believed that Yuvraj Singh should be in the first XI in place of VVS Laxman. Yuvraj Singh (ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India is a Cricketer from India and the son of former Indian fast bowler

Laxman's good form continued in the 2007/08 series against Australia with him scoring a languid 109 against Australia on the second day of the controversial Sydney Test. It was his 12th hundred in test matches, and his 5th against Australia. It was also his third consecutive century at SCG, giving him an average well above 90 at the ground.

He followed this up with a gritty knock in Perth, assisted by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and RP Singh, which set India up to record a historic and unexpected victory at a ground on which previously no Asian team had won.

Personal life

Laxman's parents, father Shantaram and mother Satyabhama, are doctors^[6]. Laxman himself was a one-time medical student but later chose cricket over a career in medicine. He married G. R. Sailaja, who is a post-graduate in computer applications, in February 2004^[6]. The couple welcomed a son, Sarvajit, in March 2007.

References

External links

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