Australia in India 2012-13

India need Sehwag in South Africa - Laxman

Mar 8, 2013: Axed India opener Virender Sehwag has found support from his former team-mate, VVS Laxman, who has said he "cannot imagine" an India team without Sehwag on the year-end tour of South Africa

India news

Practice helped me master spin - Laxman

Mar 1, 2013: VVS Laxman, in his 16-year Test career, established himself as one of the best players of spin bowling in the world but, by his own admission, it wasn't a talent he had acquired when he first picked up the bat

ESPNcricinfo news

Laxman launches ESPNcricinfo's Talking Cricket

Mar 1, 2013: Talking Cricket, a compilation of in-depth interviews with the greats of the modern era on various aspects of cricket, was launched in Hyderabad on Friday by VVS Laxman, the former India batsman

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 2nd day

Laxman criticises Dhoni's use of Harbhajan

Feb 23, 2013: VVS Laxman has criticised India captain MS Dhoni's use of Harbhajan Singh in the Chennai Test

Ranji Trophy 2012-13

Laxman to lead Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy

Oct 21, 2012: VVS Laxman will lead Hyderabad in their opening game of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy

The effortless artistry of VVS Laxman

Sep 1, 2012: When you watched him bat, there was a sense that you were witnessing the creation of something beautiful yet not inaccessible

The man who brought thrills and hope

Aug 24, 2012: Laxman excited with his elegance, then he instilled a sense of calm. In between, he played the greatest innings by an Indian

India v New Zealand, 1st Test, Hyderabad

Sixteen years, and suddenly gone

Aug 22, 2012: As they step out to take on New Zealand, India will wake up to the reality of not having two monumental pillars of their Test success as part of the XI

Laxman the revolutionary

Aug 21, 2012: You could marvel at VVS Laxman's unorthodox style as long as you didn't try it at home

India news

'You're the angel we all strive to be'

Aug 20, 2012: Murali Kartik writes to his Lachhi mama

VVS Laxman retires

'If VVS defended my bowling, it was a compliment'

Aug 19, 2012:

India news

Headache and questions for selectors

Aug 19, 2012: Laxman's decision to retire 'with immediate effect' leaves one wondering about the job done by India's national selection panel

VVS Laxman retires

Top-class against top sides

Aug 19, 2012: VVS Laxman made a slow start to Test cricket, but once he found his groove, his stats compared favourably with the best in the world

Laxman's retirement speech

Aug 18, 2012:

'One of the finest human beings to have played cricket'

Aug 18, 2012: Cricketers and those associated with the game pay tribute to VVS Laxman, after he announces his international retirement in Hyderabad

VVS Laxman retires

A wizard among muggles

Aug 18, 2012: To borrow from JK Rowling: in a dressing room of players of varying and outstanding gifts, achievements and records VVS Laxman was always the only magician

India news

Laxman retires from international cricket

Aug 18, 2012: VVS Laxman has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect

India news

Laxman likely to announce retirement on Saturday

Aug 17, 2012: VVS Laxman is likely to soon bring the curtain down on his international career, with a key announcement expected within the next 24 hours

India news

Yuvraj named in T20 squad, Rohit dropped from Test team

Aug 10, 2012: India batsman Yuvraj Singh has been named in India's T20 squad for the home series against New Zealand and the ICC World Twenty20 next month in Sri Lanka, marking a return to cricket after battling with cancer

How not to close a great career

Apr 8, 2012: Sachin Tendulkar's media blitz in the wake of his 100th hundred has been unseemly and cheapens his legacy